Pillow vs. Bolster

Pillownoun

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

Pillownoun

(geology) A pillow lava.

Pillownoun

(engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.

Pillownoun

(nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

Pillownoun

A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

Pillowverb

(transitive) To rest as on a pillow.

Pillownoun

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.

Pillownoun

A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.

Pillownoun

A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

Pillownoun

A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

Pillowverb

To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to pillow the head.

Pillownoun

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

Pillowverb

rest on or as if on a pillow;

Pillow

A pillow is a support of the body at rest for comfort, therapy, or decoration. Pillows are used by many species, including humans.

Bolsternoun

A large cushion or pillow.

Bolsternoun

A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.

Bolsternoun

A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.

Bolsternoun

A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.

Bolsternoun

A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.

Bolsternoun

The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.

Bolsternoun

The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.

Bolsternoun

The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.

Bolsternoun

(architecture) The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.

Bolsternoun

A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.

Bolsterverb

To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

Bolsternoun

A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; - generally laid under the pillows.

Bolsternoun

A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.

Bolsternoun

Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, etc.

Bolsternoun

A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.

Bolsternoun

A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.

Bolsternoun

A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment.

Bolsternoun

A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.

Bolsternoun

The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.

Bolsternoun

the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.

Bolsternoun

That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.

Bolsternoun

The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.

Bolsternoun

A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.

Bolsterverb

To support with a bolster or pillow.

Bolsterverb

To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; - often with up.

Bolsternoun

a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

Bolsterverb

support and strengthen;

Bolsterverb

prop up with a pillow or bolster

Bolsterverb

add padding to;

Bolster

A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down or fibre. Bolsters are usually firm for back or arm support or for decorative application.