pincushion is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

Singular Plural
pincushion pincushions
    (sewing) 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.
    (figuratively colloquial) 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.

Verb

Verb Present simple 3sg Present participle Past simple Past participle
pincushion pincushions pincushioning pincushioned pincushioned
    (transitive also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
    • The target was pincushioned with arrows.
    (intransitive) 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.
    • Coordinate terms: barrel

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pincushion is a Scrabble valid word

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pincushion is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word

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