English

A pincushion.

Alternative forms

• pin cushion

Noun

pincushion ‎(plural pincushions)

1. A small device designed to receive sewing pins, usually pillow-like; more recently also magnetic.
2. (colloquial) Someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.

   Insulin-dependant diabetics are human pincushions.‎

3. Various plants resembling a pincushion:
   1. A flowering plant in genus Chaenactis.
   2. A flowering plant in genus Leucospermum.
   3. A flowering plant in genus Navarretia.
   4. A flowering plant in genus Scabiosa.
   5. Nertera granadensis, an ornamental plant.
   6. The pincushion cactus, genus Escobaria or Mammillaria.

Synonyms

• (plant, genus Chaenactis): dustymaiden
• (plant, species Nertera granadensis): coral bead plant, coral moss, English baby tears

Derived terms

• pincushion cactus (Escobaria spp., Mammillaria spp.)
• pincushion coneflower (Isopogon dubius)
• pincushion doll
• pincushion distortion
• pincushion flower (Scabiosa spp.)
• pincushion hakea (Hakea laurina)
• pincushion sea star (Culcita schmideliana)

Translations

Verb

pincushion ‎(third-person singular simple present pincushions, present participle pincushioning, simple past and past participle pincushioned)

1. To multiply stick or jab, as with pins into a pincushion.

   The target was pincushioned with arrows.‎