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pincushion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cushion |
Examples of pincushion
pincushion
This species is named for its pincushion-like flowers that open facedown in fall.
From the sfgate.com
This yellow pincushion is from the Hite Cove trail on Hwy 140 enroute to Yosemite.
From the sacbee.com
I'm not going to be a pincushion for a year and have the same outcome.
From the freep.com
Scabiosas, commonly known as pincushion flowers, are one of the few plants that qualify.
From the sfgate.com
Where the varieties of the pincushion cactus meet, they intergrade.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Scabiosa ochroleuca, known as cream scabious, is a delightful entry to the pincushion family.
From the sfgate.com
If interested in playing Bingo, bring a homemade pincushion to give away for the pincushion round.
From the stltoday.com
Feeling like a pincushion while a medic looks for a vein is worse.
From the time.com
His pincushion cheeks have sagged into a stony, even dour, visage that adds to his regal bearing.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
- A pincushion (or pin cushion) is a small cushion, typically 3u20135u00A0cm (1.2u20132.0u00A0in) across, which is used in sewing to store pins or needles with their heads protruding so as to take hold of them easily, collect them, and keep them organized.
- "Pincushion" is a song by rock band ZZ Top, released from their 1994 album, Antenna. The song spent four weeks at the top of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and became a pop hit in the UK as well, peaking at #15 on the UK Singles Chart.
- A small device designed to receive sewing pins, usually pillow-like; more recently also magnetic; Someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections; To multiply stick or jab, as with pins into a pincushion
- 'Hertfordshire pincushions' are squares of paste which puff like pincushions when boiled.
- The opposite of barrel distortion; straight lines are bowed in toward the middle to resemble the sides of a pincushion; present in smal amounts in some telephoto and telephoto-zoom lenses.
