needle | | |
n. (plant) | 1. acerate leaf, needle | the leaf of a conifer. |
| ~ simple leaf | a leaf that is not divided into parts. |
n. (artifact) | 2. needle | a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument. |
| ~ pointer | an indicator as on a dial. |
n. (artifact) | 3. needle | a sharp pointed implement (usually steel). |
| ~ crochet hook, crochet needle | a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting. |
| ~ dry point | a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate. |
| ~ eye | a small hole or loop (as in a needle).; "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" |
| ~ hypodermic needle | a hollow needle. |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| ~ knitting needle | needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs. |
| ~ packing needle | a large needle used to sew up canvas packages. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ sewing needle | a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth. |
n. (artifact) | 4. needle, phonograph needle | a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record. |
| ~ stylus | a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player. |
v. (communication) | 5. goad, needle | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism.; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
| ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
v. (contact) | 6. needle | prick with a needle. |
| ~ stitchery, sewing | needlework on which you are working with needle and thread.; "she put her sewing back in the basket" |
| ~ prick, prickle | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" |
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