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Word of the day
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April 17
pincushion
n
(
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
.
The
coral bead plant
,
coral moss
, or
English baby tears
(
Nertera granadensis
), an
ornamental
plant.
The
dustymaiden
, a flowering plant in the genus
Chaenactis
.
The
pincushion cactus
, of the genera
Escobaria
or
Mammillaria
.
The
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
.
pincushion
v
(
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
.
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