pincushion

«pincushion» in Mova's school dictionary: a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pincushion, pincushions)

meaning for a pupil

A pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, crafts and design-and-technology lessons pupils use a pincushion when sewing so that sharp pins are not left lying about. Some are shaped like tomatoes or worn on the wrist. In stories «like a pincushion» describes something full of sharp things, such as a hedgehog or someone with many injections. Phrases: «tomato pincushion», «wrist pincushion».

examples

• Put the pins back in the pincushion when you finish. tree →
• Grandma's pincushion looks like a red tomato. tree →
• We made a pincushion in sewing club. tree →
• Never leave pins on the table; use the pincushion. tree →
• The cactus looked like a green pincushion. tree →
• The dressmaker wore a pincushion on her wrist. tree →
• After all those injections my arm felt like a pincushion. tree →
• Count the pins back into the pincushion so none are lost. tree →
• The back of him was made all in one piece, like a pincushion. tree →

note

Countable: «a pincushion». It is a compound of «pin» and «cushion», written as one word. Safety: keep pins in the pincushion to avoid pricked fingers and pins on the floor.

In the corpora

• A needle or pin found on the floor should be put in a pincushion or given to a grown-up.
• Knitting and sewing needles are kept in a pincushion and counted back, so none are left to prick people or pets.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pincushion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.