Pillow vs Cuddle - What's the difference?
pillow | cuddle |
A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
(geology) A pillow lava.
(engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
(nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
To rest as on a pillow.
* 1942': She had '''pillowed her head on her arm — Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 815-6)
To embrace affectionately, lie together snugly.
To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
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In lang=en terms the difference between pillow and cuddle
is that pillow is to rest as on a pillow while cuddle is to cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.As nouns the difference between pillow and cuddle
is that pillow is a soft cushion used to support the head in bed while cuddle is a snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.As verbs the difference between pillow and cuddle
is that pillow is to rest as on a pillow while cuddle is to embrace affectionately, lie together snugly.pillow
English
(wikipedia pillow)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* pillow-biter * pillow block * pillow case * pillow fight * pillowing * pillow lace * pillow lava * pillow sham * pillowyVerb
(en verb)cuddle
English
Verb
- The young lovers cuddled on the couch.
- She cuddled the infant before bedtime.
- I'm cold; can you roll over here and cuddle me, honey?
- She cuddles low beneath the brake; / Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.