[{"word":"pin-cushion","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Insulin-dependent diabetics are human pincushions."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The target was pincushioned with arrows."},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pin-cushion","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pincushion"]}]