ALL meanings of needle
nee·dle
N n - noun needle any slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument 0
- noun needle a crystal resembling a needle in shape 0
- noun needle a sharp pointed metal instrument used in engraving and etching 0
- noun needle anything long and pointed, such as an obelisk 0
- noun needle a short horizontal beam passed through a wall and supported on vertical posts to take the load of the upper part of the wall 0
- noun needle anger or intense rivalry, esp in a sporting encounter 0
- noun needle (as modifier) 0
- verb needle to goad or provoke, as by constant criticism 0
- verb needle to sew, embroider, or prick (fabric) with a needle 0
- verb needle to increase the alcoholic strength of (beer or other beverages) 0
- verb needle (of a substance) to form needle-shaped crystals 0
- noun needle a small, slender piece of steel with a sharp point at one end and a hole for thread at the other, used for sewing by hand or for surgical sutures 0
- noun needle a similar implement with a hole for thread near the pointed end, used esp. on sewing machines 0
- noun needle a slender rod of steel, bone, wood, etc. with a hook at one end, used for crocheting 0
- noun needle a similar rod, usually larger and without a hook, used in knitting 0
- noun needle stylus (sense 3) stylus (sense 3b) 0
- noun needle a pointed instrument used in etching or engraving 0
- noun needle the magnetized pointer of a compass 0
- noun needle the indicator or pointer of a speedometer or other gauge 0
- noun needle the thin, short, pointed leaf of such trees as the pine, spruce, etc. 0
- noun needle needle valve 0
- noun needle the sharp, very slender metal tube at the end of a hypodermic syringe, that is introduced into the blood vessel, muscle, etc. 0
- noun needle a hypodermic injection 0
- noun needle any of various other slender, tubelike devices for inserting, as to inflate or inject 0
- noun needle electric needle 0
- noun needle any object roughly resembling a needle or its point in shape, as the sharp point of some crystals, a narrow, pointed rock, an obelisk, spire, etc. 0
- verb transitive needle to sew, puncture, etc. with a needle 0
- verb transitive needle to provoke into doing something; goad; prod 0
- verb transitive needle to tease or heckle 0
- verb transitive needle to strengthen by adding alcohol 0
- intransitive verb needle to work with a needle; sew 0
- intransitive verb needle to form needles in crystallization 0