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   needle

   /ˈniːdl/

   noun

   • 1. a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing: "a darning needle"
   • ▪ a similar, larger instrument used in crafts such as crochet, knitting, and lacemaking.
   • 2. the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe.
   • ▪ a very fine metal spike used in acupuncture.
   • 3. a thin pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument: "the meter needle barely moved" Similar indicatorpointermarkerarrowhand
   • 4. a stylus used to play records: "she wound the gramophone and lowered the needle on to the record" Similar stylus
   • ▪ an etching tool.
   • ▪ a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun.
   • 5. the sharp, stiff, slender leaf of a fir or pine tree.
   • 6. a pointed rock or peak: "just left of the needle is a steep wall for those who like bold climbing"
   • ▪ a group of rocks in the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight in southern England.
   • ▪ an obelisk: "Cleopatra's Needle"
   • 7. hostility or antagonism provoked by rivalry: informal British "there is already a little bit of needle between the sides"
   • 8. a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning.

   verb

   • 1. prick or pierce with or as if with a needle: "dust needled his eyes"
   • 2. provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning: informal "I just said that to Charlie to needle him"

   Word Origin Old Englishnǣdl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naald and German Nadel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nere ‘to spin’ and Greek nēma ‘thread’.

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   What does a needle mean?

   • Needle definition: 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.. See examples of NEEDLE used in a sentence.

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   What is a needle used for?

   • A needle is also a thin metal tube with a sharp, pointed end, used to put a liquid, such as a medicine, into the body or to remove a liquid, such as blood, from the body. I hate to be needled about my weight. If further dissemination is discovered and systemic therapy is considered, tissue confirmation by needle biopsy should be performed.

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   What does it mean when a Doctor uses a needle?

   • When a doctor or nurse uses a needle, it needs to be very sharp — it has to be able to penetrate human skin to stitch up a wound or inject a medication. When you needle someone, you don't literally poke them, but you do annoy or provoke them in some way.

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   What is a needle in sewing?

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   Are Needles sharp?

   • Needles are sharp — when you stitch fabric with a needle, you might use a metal thimble to protect your fingertip. When a doctor or nurse uses a needle, it needs to be very sharp — it has to be able to penetrate human skin to stitch up a wound or inject a medication.

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     NEEDLE meaning: 1. a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is...

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     NEEDLE definicja: 1. a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that...

   • Needle: German Translation

     NEEDLE translate: Nadel, die Nadel, die Nadel, die Nadel....

   • Needle: Japanese Translation

     NEEDLE translate: 縫い針, （注射器の）針, （マツなどの）針状葉, 注射（ちゅうしゃ）,...

   • Needle: Russian Translation

     NEEDLE translate: шприц , иголка , стрелка (прибора) . Learn...

   • Needle: French Translation

     NEEDLE translate: aiguille [feminine], aiguille [feminine],...

   • Needle: Korean Translation

     needle translate: 바늘, (주사)바늘, 솔잎. Learn more in the...

   • Needle: Polish Translation

     NEEDLE translate: igła, igła, wskazówka, igła, drut, igła,...

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   A needle is a small, pointed piece of metal that's used in medicine or sewing. When a tailor sews a button on your shirt or even when a doctor sews your skin back together, a needle is used.

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