pillow
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pillow
n 1: a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
v 1: rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn:
{pillow}, {rest}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]
1. Anything used to support the head of a person when
reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,
down, hair, or other soft material.
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[Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.
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2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to
equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]
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3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
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4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
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{Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.
{Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase],
a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting
a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the
frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished
with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for
tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also
{pillar block}, or {plumber block}.
{Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace
pillow.
{Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to
raise or lower the beam.
{Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when
not in use.
{Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Pillow, PA (borough, FIPS 60264)
Location: 40.64119 N, 76.80243 W
Population (1990): 341 (137 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Pillow, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 304
Housing Units (2000): 139
Land area (2000): 0.479079 sq. miles (1.240809 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.479079 sq. miles (1.240809 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60264
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.640430 N, 76.803464 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pillow, PA
Pillow
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "pillow":
afford support, air mattress, back, back up, bear, bear up,
bedding, blubber, bolster, bolster up, brace, breeze, buoy up,
butter, buttress, carry, clay, cradle, crutch, cushion, dough,
down, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, fleece, floss, flue, fluff,
foam, give support, hold, hold up, innerspring mattress, kapok,
keep afloat, keep up, lend support, litter, mainstay, maintain,
mat, mattress, pad, pallet, plush, prop, pudding, puff, putty,
reinforce, rubber, rug, satin, shore, shore up, shoulder, silk,
sleeping bag, springs, stay, subsidize, subvention, support,
sustain, swansdown, thistledown, underbed, underbedding,
underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underset, upbear,
uphold, upkeep, velvet, wax, wool, zephyr
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