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Moderateneedle
The correct spelling is needle.
How to pronounce needle
/ˈniː.dl/
nounIPA: /ˈniː.dl/
Say it like: Nee-dle
The correct spelling is needle. A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc. For example: "The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."
Usage Examples
“The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.”
“The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.”
“Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A fine, 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 fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
- 4.A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
- 5.A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.
verb
- 1.To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
- 2.To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
- 3.To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.
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