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- [need-l]
- /ˈnid l/
- /ˈniːdl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [need-l]
- /ˈnid l/
Definitions of needle word
- noun needle a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing. 1
- noun needle any of various similar, usually considerably larger, implements for making stitches, as one for use in knitting or one hooked at the end for use in crocheting. 1
- noun needle Medicine/Medical. a slender, pointed, steel instrument used in sewing or piercing tissues, as in suturing. hypodermic needle. 1
- noun needle Informal. an injection of a drug or medicine; shot. 1
- noun needle any of various objects resembling or suggesting a needle. 1
- noun needle the tapered stylus at the end of a phonographic tonearm, used to transmit vibrations from a record groove to a transducer for conversion to audible signals. 1
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Origin of needle
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1880-85 for def 16; Middle English nedle, Old English nǣdl, cognate with German Nadel; akin to Latin nēre to spin
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Parts of speech for Needle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
needle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
needle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for needle
verb needle
- nettle — any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
- irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- enrage — Make very angry.
noun needle
adjective needle
- too close to call — If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin.
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
Antonyms for needle
verb needle
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
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