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1a square or rectangular piece of cloth filled with soft material, used to rest your head on in bed She lay back against the pillows. pillow talk (= conversations in bed between lovers) He lay on the grass using his backpack as a pillow. The nurse fluffed up the pillows. a pillow fight (= a game in which people hit each other with pillows)
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- 2= cushion see throw pillow
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