needle

[US]/ˈniːdl/
[UK]/ˈniːdl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a slender, pointed metal instrument used in sewing or for surgical purposes; a pointer; something that stimulates

vi. to sew with a needle; to do needlework

vt. to sew with a needle; to stimulate

Phrases & Collocations

sewing needle

needle and thread

needle prick

needle injection

needle exchange program

pins and needles

needle valve

on the needle

needle roller

needle bar

needle biopsy

pine needle

thread the needle

needle work

acupuncture needle

needle bearing

needle therapy

needle roller bearing

needle plate

compass needle

suture needle

needle hole

needle point

puncture needle

needle tube

Example Sentences

The phonograph needle jumped.

a sterile needle and syringes.

needle a speech by criticism

a needle with a sharp point

fish a needle out of the ocean

look for a needle in a haystack

I stuck a needle into the cloth.

to centre the needle, turn the knob.

the groove in the needle guides the thread.

the vibration can cause the needle to jump.

there is already a little bit of needle between the sides.

I just said that to Charlie to needle him.

look for a needle in a bottle of hay

needle one's way through a crowd

The needle pierced the material.

The needle of a compass points to the north.

The needle left a prick in the tailor's finger.

It was difficult to work the needle through the stiff cloth.

Ouch!I’ve stuck the needle in my finger

Real-world Examples

Creatures are scarce because few can eat conifer needles.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

" You had to thread the needle."

Source: New York Times

The difference is the needle in the haystack.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds June 2018 Collection

Our next tip is to skip the Needle.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

Then I felt a needle in my neck.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

It's one of the few herbivores that can digest pine needles.

Source: Wild Arctic

Another health worker places a needle into my arm.

Source: Global Slow English

The arrows pricked me like hundreds of needles.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

There's always a way to blunt a needle.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

There's yarn and needles, I'll show you where the needles are.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

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