Pincushion
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Pincushion
Noun
- 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.
- 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.
Verb
- 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.
Anagrams of Pincushion
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