pincushion

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
3. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
4. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
5. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
6. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
7. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
8. (colloquial, figuratively) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.

Verb

1. (also, figuratively, transitive) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
2. (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.

Synonyms

cushion

pad

pillow

pinball

inkpad

pin-ball

needle case

Translations

Nadelkissen

acerico

puntaspilli

buirac

cuscinetto

iğnedenlik

alfiletero

iğne yastığı

appuntaspilli

μαξιλαράκι για καρφίτσες

pelote à épingles

speldenkussen

portaspilli

almofada

cuscino

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/

Etymology

The noun is derived from pin + cushion. The verb is derived from the noun.