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Word entry · 6 letters

pillow

Best crossword clue

"Soft head support"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪl.əʊ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted illopwStarts with PEnds with W4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. rest on or as if on a pillow

Word origin

From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus.

Used in a sentence

  • ...but Lucy was too thoroughly exhausted to awaken. There she lay, her head pillowed upon her arm, like a child that had cried itself to rest; while Francesca bent over her,...
  • She had pillowed her head on her arm.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Soft head support6 letters
02Soft support for sleeping6 letters
03Soft headrest6 letters
04Headrest on a bed6 letters

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