how to pronounce pincushion

/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃ.ən/

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pincushion is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of pincushion

noun:

A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa.
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 pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia.
A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum.
The pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria.
The dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis.
A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
The coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant.

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.
To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.

pincushion frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pincushion occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pincushion can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pincushion can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;