pincushion

Meanings

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   noun The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
3. 3
   noun A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
4. 4
   verb To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
5. 5
   verb 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.