Needle definition
To needle beer.
The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.
Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.
To needle crystals.
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.
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.
- to goad or heckle
- addicted to narcotics
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
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 *nēþlō, from pre-Germanic , from Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁- "˜to spin, twist' (compare Dutch naaien, Welsh nyddu, Latin nÄ“re, Sanskrit snāyati "˜wraps up, winds'). Related to snood.
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