needle
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈniːdəl/
:
aguja
- I got the needle right here.
- sewing needle
- eye of a needle
Examples
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How big is the needle?
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When sewing, it's important to choose the right needle for the fabric you're using.
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And that means this needle is doing what it's supposed to.
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Oh, I can see the little needle here.
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What do you need this needle for?
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Could you bring me a needle and thread?
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So I went into your drawer to find a needle and thread, and I found this.
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Hand me another needle and give me the buttonhole thread.
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The standard needle for SC injection is a 25 or 26 gauge, 16 mm long.
Academic text (2015) -
After an interval, Annabelle picked up her needles and examined the work in progress.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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2.0
A thin pointed stick used to make cloth by looping yarn
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1.6
A thin metal tool with a point and a hole for thread used to push thread through cloth
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3.2
A needle with a small hook at one end used to pull yarn through loops to make fabric
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3.7
A thin tool with a hooked end that pulls yarn through loops
A long needle with a large eye that you use to thread thick thread for decorative sewing
A long needle with a large eye for sewing with thick thread
A large strong needle that sews thick materials like canvas
A strong, often curved sewing tool for thick furniture fabric
Idioms
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7.6
To pass something carefully through a very small gap or to do a very precise and difficult action
- Informal
To try to find something that is hidden among many things
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A thin hollow tube with a sharp point that doctors use to give medicine or take blood through the skin
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9.3
A plant like a spiky bush with long stiff leaves that have thin threadlike edges
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1.6
A thin metal tool with a point and a hole for thread used to push thread through cloth
- Specialized
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3.5
A medical procedure that uses a hollow needle to take a small piece of body tissue for testing
- Archaic
A slender insect with bright shiny wings that eats mosquitoes and small insects
A climbing plant with many small creamy white flowers that grows over other plants
A slender flying insect with long body and clear wings often found near water
A long needle with a large eye that you use to thread thick thread for decorative sewing
A plant that grows in dry places with long stiff leaves that have thin threads along the edges
- Specialized
A metal rod in a sewing machine that holds and moves the needle up and down
- Specialized
A small part with thin metal rollers that helps a shaft turn smoothly
- Australian
A shrub from eastern Australia with leaves like needles and white flowers
- Australian
A shrub with sharp needle-shaped leaves and white flowers from eastern Australia
- Specialized
A disease of pine and spruce trees that makes their needles turn brown and fall early
- Jargon
A moment when a song starts in a film or show that makes the scene more powerful
- Australian
A large bush with sharp pointed leaves and creamy white flowers from central and eastern Australia
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word needle comes from an old English word nædl that meant a small sharp tool used to 'pierce' cloth. So a needle is literally something that makes tiny holes to join fabric or to give injections.