pincushion

== English == === Etymology === The noun is derived from pin +‎ cushion. The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃ(ə)n/ Hyphenation: pin‧cush‧ion === Noun === pincushion (plural pincushions) (sewing) 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. A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa. A coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant. A dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis. A pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria. A pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia. (figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections. ==== Alternative forms ==== pin cushion, pin-cushion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pincushion (third-person singular simple present pincushions, present participle pincushioning, simple past and past participle pincushioned) (transitive, also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion. (intransitive) 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. Coordinate term: barrel === References === === Further reading === pincushion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia pincushion (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === nuncioship