Definitions for Pillow

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Pillow pil·low

Spelling: [pil-oh]

IPA: /ˈpɪl oʊ/

Pillow is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 59 anagrams from letters in Pillow (illopw).

Definitions for Pillow

noun

1. a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
2. anything used to cushion the head; headrest:
3. Also called lace pillow. a hard cushion or pad that supports the pattern and threads in the making of bobbin lace.
4. a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.

verb (used with object)

1. to rest on or as on a pillow.
2. to support with pillows.
3. to serve as a pillow for:

verb (used without object)

1. to rest as on a pillow.

Origin of Pillow

before 900; Middle English pilwe, Old English pylu Latin pulvīnus cushion (whence also German Pfühl)

Examples for Pillow

And that was because a hand was being slipped cautiously, inch by inch, under my pillow.

We were about to go to sleep, but I decided to tease him about his weird habit of having the pillow a certain way on the bed.

Philip shook his head, and, displeased with his companion, sought his pillow.

I moved my head one inch off the pillow to find out which it was, and something growled.

The forums and message boards all cite “waking up to loose strands on your pillow” as a real indicator of significant hair loss.

Her lips quivered, and a big tear rolled down on the pillow.

Her pillow talk with Coulson when they were lovers for six years had never included mention of it.

He turned on his pillow and glanced towards the dressing-table.

The old man then raised his head a little higher on the pillow.

About nine pages in, I moved a pillow between the book and the extra parts of my stomach.