needle

Definitions of needle in various dictionaries:

noun - the leaf of a conifer

noun - a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

noun - a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

noun - a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

verb - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

verb - prick with a needle

A small, slender implement used for sewing or surgical suturing, made usually of polished steel and having an eye at one end through which a length of thread is passed and held.

Any one of various other implements, such as one used in knitting or crocheting.

A small, pointed stylus used to transmit vibrations from the grooves of a phonograph record.

A slender pointer or indicator on a dial, scale, or similar part of a mechanical device.

A magnetic needle.

A hypodermic needle.

A hypodermic injection; a shot.

A narrow stiff leaf, as those of conifers.

A fine, sharp projection, as a spine of a sea urchin or a crystal.

A sharp-pointed instrument used in engraving.

A goading, provoking, or teasing remark or act.

To prick, pierce, or stitch with a small, slender, sharp-pointed implement.

To goad, provoke, or tease.

To increase the alcoholic content of (a beverage).

verb - to sew with a slender, pointed instrument