pincushion.
A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
Meaning & usage
A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion. A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion. A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion. A coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion. A dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion. A pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion. A pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia.
A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
Insulin-dependent diabetics are human pincushions.
Where this word comes from
The noun is derived from pin + cushion. The verb is derived from the noun.
To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
The target was pincushioned with arrows.
To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards.
Where this word comes from
The noun is derived from pin + cushion. The verb is derived from the noun.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.