needle

Nouns

(n) the leaf of a conifer acerate leaf,
(n) a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
(n) a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
(n) a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record phonograph needle,

Verbs

(v) goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
- He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
goad,
(v) prick with a needle

Synonyms

acerate leaf goad phonograph needle

Words of close approximity

needs needy

needed needer

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