Word Meaning

needle definition and meaning

n. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.
n. See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic.
n. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.
n. One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus.
n. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
v. t. To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
v. i. To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.

Crossword clues for needle

- ... and thread
- Aggravate
- Annoy
- Compass pointer
- Darning spike
- Goad
- Heckle
- Hypodermic syringe
- Instrument for sewing
- Knitting instrument
- Knitting rod
- Knitting stick
- Need to return the Spanish compass indicator
- Pointed way to get you cross
- Provoke
- Provoke compass pointer
- Require the French to annoy
- Require the French to constantly criticise
- Ruffle requirement by the French
- Sewing implement
- Sewing spike
- Sewing tool
- Stylus
- Syringe spike
- Syringe tip
- Taunt