Mary’s cat is so sweet that I really don’t mind him curling up in my lap, but the way he insists on kneading my legs with his claws makes me feel like a pincushion.
Source: tatoeba (3020381)
Pincushion
/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/
Synonyms for "pincushion" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
needle cushion
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
pin cushionpincushion flower
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
scabiosasewing cushion
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
4 entriesdecorative pin cushionemery pin cushionpincushion flower cultivarpincushion scabious
Collocations
6 entriesneedle cushionpin cushionpincushion flowerpincushion plantpincushion scabioussewing cushion
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- neulio noun (flowering plant in the genus Navarretia)
Sample sentences
40 total sentences available.
Grandma gave me a sewing box with a needle, a pincushion, scissors, a ribbon, a zipper, a spool of thread, Velcro, and a tape measure.
Source: tatoeba (10692078)
Have you seen my pincushion?
Source: tatoeba (12434445)
Then for womens cloaths, the cabadge of cloath of ſilver, brancht Sattin, and the like, went for pin-cuſhions, pin-pillows, womens purſes; and if black, Church-wardens capes.
Source: wiktionary
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