Needle meaning
A narrow stiff leaf, as of a pine or fir.
noun
The definition of needle is to annoy someone by nagging or criticizing, or to pierce something as if pricked by a long thin piece of metal.
If you constantly nag and bother your friend, this is an example of when you needle your friend.
If a little speck of dirt feels like it is cutting your eye, this is an example of when it needles your eye.
verb
Needle is defined as a thin and sharp piece of metal used in sewing, used to give injections, and used in a variety of other situations where a thin and sharp piece of metal is pointed on one end.
A thin, sharp piece of metal with an eye on the end that thread goes through and that is used for sewing is an example of a needle.
A thin, sharp piece of metal attached to a syringe and used to give an injection is an example of a needle.
A thin, sharp piece of metal used in knitting is an example of a needle.
A thin, metal pointer on a compass is an example of a needle.
noun
A slender piece of jewel or steel used to transmit vibrations from the grooves of a phonograph record.
noun
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A fine, sharp projection, as a spine of a sea urchin or a crystal.
noun
A goading, provoking, or teasing remark or act.
noun
To prick, pierce, or stitch with a needle.
verb
To goad, provoke, or tease.
verb
To sew or do similar work with a needle.
verb
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A pointed instrument used in etching or engraving.
noun
The thin, short, pointed leaf of such trees as the pine, spruce, etc.
noun
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Any object roughly resembling a needle or its point in shape, as the sharp point of some crystals, a narrow, pointed rock, an obelisk, spire, etc.
noun
To sew, puncture, etc. with a needle.
verb
To strengthen by adding alcohol.
To needle beer.
verb
To work with a needle; sew.
verb
To form needles in crystallization.
verb
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A slender, usually sharp-pointed instrument used for puncturing tissues, suturing, or passing a ligature around an artery.
noun
A hollow, slender, sharp-pointed instrument used for injection or aspiration.
noun
To separate tissues by means of one or two needles in the dissection of small parts.
verb
A narrow, stiff leaf, as of firs, pines, and other conifers. The reduced surface area of needles minimizes water loss and allows needle-bearing plants to live in dry climates.
The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.
noun
Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.
noun
(informal, usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.
noun
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To form in the shape of a needle.
To needle crystals.
verb
give someone the needle
- To goad or heckle.
idiom
on the needle
- Addicted to narcotics.
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
give someone the needle
on the needle
Origin of needle
- Middle English nedle from Old English nǣdl (s)nē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English nedle, from Old English nædl, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlÅ, from pre-Germanic , from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néhâ‚- "˜to spin, twist' (compare Dutch naaien, Welsh nyddu, Latin nÄ“re, Sanskrit snÄyati "˜wraps up, winds'). Related to snood.
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