pincushion
/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩//ˈpɪnˌkʊʃ(ə)n/noun
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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 person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
Example: Insulin-dependent diabetics are human pincushions.
verb
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To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
Example: 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.