pincushion
A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and…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.
» Why are so many pincushions made to like a tomato?
Значение
значений: 8A 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.
Nadelkissen
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a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
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.
(разговорное, переносно)A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
Insulin-dependent diabetics are human pincushions.
Примеры
предложений: 2Why are so many pincushions made to like a tomato?
Have you seen my pincushion?
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
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Происхождение
The noun is derived from pin + cushion. The verb is derived from the noun.The noun is derived from pin + cushion. The verb is derived from the noun.
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