[{"word":"pincushion","phonetic":"/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/pincushion-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88942666","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}},{"text":"/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃ(ə)n/","audio":""}],"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/pincushion"]}]