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— English words —

• pincushion n. (Sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles…
• pincushion n. The names of various plants with flowers or other parts resembling a pincushion.
• pincushion n. (Figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically…
• pincushion v. (Transitive, also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins…
• pincushion v. (Intransitive) To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display…
• pin-cushion n. Alternative form of pincushion.
• pin-cushion v. Alternative form of pincushion.
• pin␣cushion n. Alternative form of pincushion.
• pin␣cushion v. Alternative form of pincushion.

— English word, defined in French —

• pincushion n. Pique-aiguille.

50 English words from 9 English definitions

also Alternative and assume colloquial computer cushion designed device display figuratively flowers form have image Intransitive jab like more multiple names needles objects of␣a one originally other parts person pincushion pins pins␣and␣needles plants pricked repeatedly resembling sewing shape sharp small specifically stabbed stick stuffed the times Transitive various who with

2 English words from the foreign definition

aiguille Pique

1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Pique-aiguille

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

pincushions pin-cushions pin␣cushions pincushiony pincushioned pin-cushioned pincushioning pin-cushioning pincushion␣doll pincushion␣dolls pincushion␣corner pincushion␣corners pincushion␣distortion

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cus CUs cush Cush cushion inc Inc INC inc. Inc. incus ion Ion -ion pin PIN Pincus shi Shi Shio ush USH

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Hsu Hsü IHS nip Nip NIP NOI UCNI

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

nuncioship

5 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

nuncioships pincushions pin-cushions pin␣cushions pincushiony

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

punchions

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