English to English
needle
('n/i/d/-/l
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noun (n)
- a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- goad or provoke,as by constant criticism(verb.communication)Example:
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks.
source: wordnet30 - prick with a needle(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.(verb)source: webster1913
- To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.(verb)source: webster1913
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