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# pincushion

noun (a pincushion, pincushions)

«pincushion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, crafts and design-and-technology lessons pupils use a pincushion when sewing so that sharp pins are not left lying about. Some are shaped like tomatoes or worn on the wrist. In stories «like a pincushion» describes something full of sharp things, such as a hedgehog or someone with many injections. Phrases: «tomato pincushion», «wrist pincushion».

### Examples

- Put the pins back in the pincushion when you finish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x1)
- Grandma's pincushion looks like a red tomato. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x2)
- We made a pincushion in sewing club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x3)
- Never leave pins on the table; use the pincushion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x4)
- The cactus looked like a green pincushion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x5)
- The dressmaker wore a pincushion on her wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x6)
- After all those injections my arm felt like a pincushion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x7)
- Count the pins back into the pincushion so none are lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x8)
- The back of him was made all in one piece, like a pincushion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/#x9)

### Note

Countable: «a pincushion». It is a compound of «pin» and «cushion», written as one word. Safety: keep pins in the pincushion to avoid pricked fingers and pins on the floor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pincushion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pincushion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pincushion.html) on Mova free.