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Definition of Needle
1. Noun. The leaf of a conifer.
2. Verb. Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism. "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
Generic synonyms: Beset, Chevvy, Chevy, Chivvy, Chivy, Harass, Harry, Hassle, Molest, Plague, Provoke
Derivative terms: Goad, Goading
3. Noun. A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument.
4. Verb. Prick with a needle.
5. Noun. A sharp pointed implement (usually steel).
Terms within: Eye, Point
Generic synonyms: Implement
6. Noun. A stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record.
Definition of Needle
1. n. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.
2. v. t. To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
3. v. i. To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
Definition of Needle
1. to sew with a slender, pointed instrument [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Medical Definition of Needle
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1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, used in sewing.
In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the blunt end.
2. See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic.
3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.
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