单词 | pincushion |
释义 | pincushion (once / 13664 pages) n WORD FAMILY pincushion: pincushions USAGE EXAMPLESHis hair, short and brown, stood on his scalp like needles in a pincushion. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) The report said two pincushion sea urchins and a juvenile red drum fish were killed and a starfish had been “mutilated” with a cutting instrument. Washington Times(Aug 03, 2016) There she photographed contortionists; snake dancers; human pincushions; and Hezekiah Trambles, “The Jungle Creep.” New York Times(Jul 14, 2016) n a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use Hyper cushion a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. |
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