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5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] Something that is a cushion against something unpleasant reduces its effect. □ [+ against ] Housing benefit provides a cushion against hardship.

cush|ion|ing /kʊ ʃən I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something. □  Running shoes have extra cushioning.

cushy /kʊ ʃi/ (cushier , cushiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] A cushy job or situation is pleasant because it does not involve much work or effort. [INFORMAL ] □  …a cushy job in the civil service.

cusp /kʌ sp/ PHRASE If you say that someone or something is on the cusp , you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state. □ [+ of ] I am sitting on the cusp of middle age.

cuss /kʌ s/ (cusses , cussing , cussed ) VERB If someone cusses , they swear at someone or use bad language. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V ] Tosh was known to be a man who would cuss and shout. □ [V + at ] He rails and cusses at those pop stars. [Also V n]

cus|tard /kʌ stə ^r d/ (custards ) N‑VAR Custard is a sweet yellow sauce made from milk and eggs or from milk and a powder. It is eaten with fruit and puddings. □  …bananas and custard.

cu s|tard pie (custard pies ) N‑COUNT Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke. □  …a custard pie fight.

cus|to|dial /kʌstoʊ diəl/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison. [mainly BRIT , FORMAL ] □  If he is caught again he will be given a custodial sentence.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If a child's parents are divorced or separated, the custodial parent is the parent who has custody of the child. [LEGAL ]

cus|to|dian /kʌstoʊ diən/ (custodians ) N‑COUNT The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it. □ [+ of ] …the custodian of the holy shrines in Mecca and Medina.

cus|to|dy /kʌ stədi/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced. □ [+ of ] I'm going to go to court to get custody of the children. □  Child custody is normally granted to the mother.

2 PHRASE Someone who is in custody or has been taken into custody has been arrested and is being kept in prison until they can be tried in a court. □  Three people appeared in court and two of them were remanded in custody. □  She was taken into custody later that day.

3 N‑UNCOUNT If someone is being held in a particular type of custody , they are being kept in a place that is similar to a prison. □  Barrett was taken into protective custody.

cus|tom /kʌ stəm/ (customs )

1 N‑VAR A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances. □ [+ of ] The custom of lighting the famous flame goes back centuries. □  Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.

2 N‑SING [oft with poss] If it is your custom to do something, you usually do it in particular circumstances. □  It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously.

3 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] If a shop has your custom , you regularly buy things there. [BRIT , FORMAL ] □  You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish.

4 → see also customs

cus|tom|ary /kʌ stəmri, [AM ] -meri/

1 ADJ Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances. [FORMAL ] □  It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Customary is used to describe something that a particular person usually does or has. □  Yvonne took her customary seat behind her desk.