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Noun
Plural for any slender, pointed object resembling a needle
“Hartwig instantly felt a stinging sensation and, looking down, observed a needle protruding from the area of the trash bag that contacted her leg.”
Noun
Plural for a thin pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument
“This is baffling to a pilot who is endeavoring to turn on to a new course by watching the compass needle and is unaware of its peculiarities.”
Noun
Plural for a stylus used to play records
“As the shot is made, the effects man, who has in front of him a copy of the cable message, drops the needle on an effects record.”
Noun
Plural for a device used for injecting or drawing fluids
“On pricking the left arm with a needle, no pain was complained of, and no reflex movements were excited.”
Noun
Plural for a small pointed turret built as an ornament on a roof
Noun
Plural for hostile or unfriendly disposition
Noun
Plural for a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like
Noun
Plural for a high, pointed piece of rock
Noun
Plural for an insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera
Noun
Plural for the male reproductive organ
Noun
Plural for a long and pointed piece of wood or metal
Noun
Plural for an incentive to get something done
Noun
Plural for a thin piece of metal with a sharp point, typically used for fastening items together
Noun
Plural for an adult leaf of an adult pine tree
Noun
Plural for an instance of injecting or being injected with a needle
Verb
To pierce with a needle
“The eyes were once more beginning to show the old nystagmus, so I decided to needle the cataracts.”
Verb
To taunt or annoy someone
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“If that happened, they would needle him until hell froze over trying to get him to tell them what was going on.”
Verb
To mock or make fun of
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“Julia could criticize his lifestyle, his taste, and his lowbrow behavior, but she could no longer needle him about his lack of success.”
Verb
To nag or scold, especially persistently
“He wore his religion lightly, but he never ceased to needle me about my own skeptical ways.”
Verb
To incite or instigate someone into doing something
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“I had trouble suppressing my amusement even knowing that Sebastian wanted to needle me into an unguarded response.”
Verb
To pierce and make a hole or holes in
Verb
To make an inquiry
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