needle
/ˈniː.dəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Needle means: the leaf of a conifer.
Synonyms for needle5
noun, as in the leaf of a conifer
acerate leaf
noun, as in a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
phonograph needle
verb, as in annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism
goad
What does needle mean?6
noun
1
the leaf of a conifer
2
a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
3
a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
4
a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
verb
1
annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism“He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”
2
prick with a needle
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Needle in a sentence
- I sit and sort out foreign words, like digging a well with a needle.AlanF_US
- To sew jeans, you need a thicker needle.sundown
- To stitch jeans, you need a thicker needle.sundown
- Then she took out a needle and thread, and began to darn her stockings.Hybrid
- Wherever the needle goes, the thread goes too.unknown
- If the idea of needles freaks you out, you probably shouldn't be here.Zifre
- In the house, there is a fragrance of pine needles and resin.AlanF_US
- My grandma bent over to pick up a needle and thread.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of needle
as a noun
- plural
- needles
as a verb
- past tense
- needled
- present participle
- needling
- third-person singular
- needles
- past participle
- needled