Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [need-l]
- /ˈnid l/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [need-l]
- /ˈnid l/
Definitions of needlelike word
- noun needlelike 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 needlelike 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 needlelike Medicine/Medical. a slender, pointed, steel instrument used in sewing or piercing tissues, as in suturing. hypodermic needle. 1
- noun needlelike Informal. an injection of a drug or medicine; shot. 1
- noun needlelike any of various objects resembling or suggesting a needle. 1
- noun needlelike 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 needlelike
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 Needlelike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
needlelike 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".
needlelike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for needlelike
adjective needlelike
- cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
Antonyms for needlelike
adjective needlelike
- blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- aboveboard — An arrangement or deal that is aboveboard is legal and is being carried out openly and honestly. A person who is aboveboard is open and honest about what they are doing.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
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