Needle
noun
A small, very thin piece of metal with a hole at one end and a point at the other, used for sewing.
I need a needle to sew this button onto my shirt
Often appears as...
- needle and thread
- sewing needle
noun
A very thin piece of metal used in medicine to bring out blood or put in medicine.
The nurse will give you a shot with this needle
Often appears as...
- hypodermic needle
- needle prick
noun
The sharp pointed part of a compass or other instrument.
The needle of the compass pointed north
Often appears as...
- compass needle
- needle swing
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Technical
noun
The thin, pointed piece of metal on a record player that touches the record to produce sound.
The turntable's needle is worn out and needs to be replaced
Often appears as...
- needle arm
- record needle
noun
A long, thin part of a plant, like that of a pine tree.
Pine needles covered the forest floor
Often appears as...
- pine needle
- needle leaf
verb
To provoke or annoy, usually by continual criticism or questioning.
Stop needling me about my decision
Often appears as...
- needle someone about something
- needle over
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Colloquial
noun
A small, very thin piece of metal with a hole at one end and a point at the other, used for sewing.
I need a needle to sew this button onto my shirt
Often appears as...
- needle and thread
- sewing needle
noun
A very thin piece of metal used in medicine to bring out blood or put in medicine.
The nurse will give you a shot with this needle
Often appears as...
- hypodermic needle
- needle prick
noun
The sharp pointed part of a compass or other instrument.
The needle of the compass pointed north
Often appears as...
- compass needle
- needle swing
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The thin, pointed piece of metal on a record player that touches the record to produce sound.
The turntable's needle is worn out and needs to be replaced
Often appears as...
- needle arm
- record needle
noun
A long, thin part of a plant, like that of a pine tree.
Pine needles covered the forest floor
Often appears as...
- pine needle
- needle leaf
verb
To provoke or annoy, usually by continual criticism or questioning.
Stop needling me about my decision
Often appears as...
- needle someone about something
- needle over
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Sewing Tool
Used specifically for stitching materials together.
She threaded the needle carefully before starting her embroidery.
Pro Tip 2/2Crafting Details
Often mentioned when discussing fabrics, clothes, or handcrafts.
Every quilt she made was full of intricate needlework.
Pro Tip 1/2Sewing Tool
Used specifically for stitching materials together.
She threaded the needle carefully before starting her embroidery.
Pro Tip 2/2Crafting Details
Often mentioned when discussing fabrics, clothes, or handcrafts.
Every quilt she made was full of intricate needlework.
Pro Tip 1/2Sewing Tool
Used specifically for stitching materials together.
She threaded the needle carefully before starting her embroidery.
Pro Tip 2/2Crafting Details
Often mentioned when discussing fabrics, clothes, or handcrafts.
Every quilt she made was full of intricate needlework.
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What's hidden among the...
When Stephen reached the pinnacle, he rested on a platform of crisscrossing branches and needles. Growing in the soil mat was a huckleberry bush with ripe berries! He ate some and waited for his friend. Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground.
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How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
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How I learned to read --...
She still has the needle marks on her arms to day to show for that. So I never cared about my community. They didn't care about my life. Everybody there was doing what they were doing to take what they wanted, the drug dealers, the robbers, the blood bank.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
Unprotected sex and contaminated needles are the leading cause of transmission. It, fortunately, cannot spread through air, water, or casual contact. Individuals of any age, sexual orientation, gender and race can contract HIV.
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Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
And as you can see here, they can avoid delicate organs and still reach the targets they're aiming for. So, by questioning this assumption that all the needles have to be parallel, this project also taught me an important
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
mythical mystical characteristic yeah so there could be a snow leopard not not even 50 meters from you but if you don't know what to look for you might very well miss seeing it i feel like finding a needle in a
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How to write descriptivel...
How do you suck your readers into your stories? With an exciting plot? Maybe. Fascinating characters? Probably. Beautiful language? Perhaps. "Billie's legs are noodles. The ends of her hair are poison needles.
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
sorry my dear sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry let's have a look at the claws you're sharp look at that my goodness it's like a needle oh especially the fourth finger and the middle finger are just
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Shifting the visual...
community this is the advance that happened and the images were black and white where the nuclei popped out like very bright needles in a dark haystack and this made the tumors jump out and
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Full Body Tattoo Taboo?...
full-body tattoo these full-body masterpieces can cost tens of thousands of dollars and a lifetime of suffering to complete I can feel the needle going in and in and in
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What's hidden among the...
When Stephen reached the pinnacle, he rested on a platform of crisscrossing branches and needles. Growing in the soil mat was a huckleberry bush with ripe berries! He ate some and waited for his friend. Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
Video examples
How I learned to read --...
She still has the needle marks on her arms to day to show for that. So I never cared about my community. They didn't care about my life. Everybody there was doing what they were doing to take what they wanted, the drug dealers, the robbers, the blood bank.
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
Unprotected sex and contaminated needles are the leading cause of transmission. It, fortunately, cannot spread through air, water, or casual contact. Individuals of any age, sexual orientation, gender and race can contract HIV.
Video examples
Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
And as you can see here, they can avoid delicate organs and still reach the targets they're aiming for. So, by questioning this assumption that all the needles have to be parallel, this project also taught me an important
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
mythical mystical characteristic yeah so there could be a snow leopard not not even 50 meters from you but if you don't know what to look for you might very well miss seeing it i feel like finding a needle in a
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
How do you suck your readers into your stories? With an exciting plot? Maybe. Fascinating characters? Probably. Beautiful language? Perhaps. "Billie's legs are noodles. The ends of her hair are poison needles.
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
sorry my dear sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry let's have a look at the claws you're sharp look at that my goodness it's like a needle oh especially the fourth finger and the middle finger are just
Video examples
Shifting the visual...
community this is the advance that happened and the images were black and white where the nuclei popped out like very bright needles in a dark haystack and this made the tumors jump out and
Video examples
Full Body Tattoo Taboo?...
full-body tattoo these full-body masterpieces can cost tens of thousands of dollars and a lifetime of suffering to complete I can feel the needle going in and in and in
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Quote examples
Jon Cryer
American Actor
You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way.
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Steven Tyler
American Singer
Why not share with the world the way it is and tell them my feelings about my cat, and how I played with my kids, and how addicted to Christmas time I am, and the smell of pine needles and hearing my kids laugh.
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Miguel McKelvey
American Businessman
Companies have greater responsibility to their team members and to the world these days. We're the ones with the power. Large employers are the ones that can move the needle on issues.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
We all use something - you can't drill holes with your fingers. Whether it's a knife, a needle, or a machine, we all need the help of a device.
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Elizabeth Holmes
American Businessman
I definitely am afraid of needles. It's the only thing that actually scares me.
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Lauren Cohan
American Actress
Giving blood, or being near a needle, is the absolute worst.
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Deborah Norville
American Journalist
So for years I kept mum about my passion for needle arts.
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Jessamyn West
American Author
A big iron needle stitching the country together.
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Jewel
American Musician
Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.
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Joanna Krupa
American Model
I'm not afraid of needles.
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Jon Cryer
American Actor
You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way.
Quote examples
Steven Tyler
American Singer
Why not share with the world the way it is and tell them my feelings about my cat, and how I played with my kids, and how addicted to Christmas time I am, and the smell of pine needles and hearing my kids laugh.
Quote examples
Miguel McKelvey
American Businessman
Companies have greater responsibility to their team members and to the world these days. We're the ones with the power. Large employers are the ones that can move the needle on issues.
Quote examples
Jonathan Ive
English Designer
We all use something - you can't drill holes with your fingers. Whether it's a knife, a needle, or a machine, we all need the help of a device.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Holmes
American Businessman
I definitely am afraid of needles. It's the only thing that actually scares me.
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Lauren Cohan
American Actress
Giving blood, or being near a needle, is the absolute worst.
Quote examples
Deborah Norville
American Journalist
So for years I kept mum about my passion for needle arts.
Quote examples
Jessamyn West
American Author
A big iron needle stitching the country together.
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Jewel
American Musician
Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.
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Joanna Krupa
American Model
I'm not afraid of needles.
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