Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a pillow.

Etymologies

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pillow +‎ -like

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Examples

  • He picked up one of the largest and laid it, pillowlike, over the place where Dobby's head now rested.

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

  • “I always wanted to ride in one of these,” said Guma, sinking back contentedly into the pillowlike upholstery.

    Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002

  • “I always wanted to ride in one of these,” said Guma, sinking back contentedly into the pillowlike upholstery.

    Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002

  • “I always wanted to ride in one of these,” said Guma, sinking back contentedly into the pillowlike upholstery.

    Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002

  • Skif squinted; Kalchan was a monolithic silhouette against the smoky light from the open kitchen door, narrower at the top and swiftly widening where shoulders would be on an ordinary human, his only distinguishing characteristics from neck to knee being a pair of pillowlike arms and the fat bulging in rolls over his waistband.

    Take A Thief Lackey, Mercedes 2001

  • Skif squinted; Kalchan was a monolithic silhouette against the smoky light from the open kitchen door, narrower at the top and swiftly widening where shoulders would be on an ordinary human, his only distinguishing characteristics from neck to knee being a pair of pillowlike arms and the fat bulging in rolls over his waistband.

    Take A Thief Lackey, Mercedes 2001

  • She apparently had twisted legs, no neck, and enormous, pillowlike breasts.

    Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • She fell back onto the mound of soft, pillowlike plants and closed her eyes, as if she were lying on a mound of hay.

    Star Trek Voyager Mosaic Jeri Taylor 1996

  • She fell back onto the mound of soft, pillowlike plants and closed her eyes, as if she were lying on a mound of hay.

    Mosaic Jeri Taylor 1996

  • She fell back onto the mound of soft, pillowlike plants and closed her eyes, as if she were lying on a mound of hay.

    Star Trek Voyager Mosaic Jeri Taylor 1996

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