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needle

('n/i/d/-/l )

the leaf of a conifer(noun.plant)

Synonym:
acerate leaf

source: wordnet30
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)

Synonym:
phonograph needle

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

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism(verb.communication)

Example:
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks.

Synonym:
goad

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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