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What is the noun for needle?

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needle
  1. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections etc.
  2. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
  3. A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
  4. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
  5. A long, pointed leaf found on some conifers.
  6. (the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.
  7. (programming) A text string that is searched for within another string.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Hartwig instantly felt a stinging sensation and, looking down, observed a needle protruding from the area of the trash bag that contacted her leg.”
      “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.”
      “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.”
needler
  1. Agent noun of needle; one who needles; an annoyer.
  2. One who makes or uses needles.
  3. A dealer in needles.
  4. (chiefly science fiction) A needlegun.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “He was known as the neighborhood needler, always ready with a cutting remark to tease others and make fun of their shortcomings.”
      “The featureless figure pointed with the needler at the two crewmembers still alive and gestured towards hatch leading to the rest of the ship.”
      “People think I'm a great needler, but Jack can do a little needling himself.”
needlefelt
  1. A durable kind of carpet, produced by intermingling and felting individual synthetic fibres using barbed and forked needles.
needlewoman
  1. A woman who works with a needle; a female embroiderer, sewer, etc.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “My mother was an excellent needlewoman and, ever since I was little, I had been brought up with it.”
      “The footman accuses the cook, she accuses the needlewoman, and the latter accuses the other two.”
      “She was a needlewoman, aged twenty-two, in the sixth month of her first pregnancy.”
needlebook
  1. A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck.
needlestack
  1. (figuratively) A stack of needles. Represents the task of finding one thing among a large number of very similar things.
needlestick
  1. Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The risk of needlestick injury is a significant issue facing today's healthcare workers and patients worldwide.”
      “Phlebotomy has benefited from improvements in safety-engineered devices to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers.”
      “They argue that this would, almost eliminate the 3,500 needlestick injuries that healthcare workers in Manitoba experience every year.”
needleful
  1. As much thread as is put into a needle at one time.
needlet
  1. (physics) A wavelet having the form of a needle.
needlecase
  1. A case in which needles are kept.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I bought a new needlecase to keep my assortment of sewing needles organized and easily accessible.”
needlewomen
needlestacks
  1. plural of needlestack
needlesticks
  1. plural of needlestick
  2. Examples:
    1. “Primary prevention techniques eliminate the need to introduce sharps into the workplace, thereby reducing the number of injuries caused by needlesticks.”
needlebooks
  1. plural of needlebook
needlecases
  1. plural of needlecase
needlefelts
  1. plural of needlefelt
needlefuls
  1. plural of needleful
needlets
  1. plural of needlet
needlers
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