Definitions for needle

Overview of noun needle

The noun needle has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (2) acerate leaf, needle

(the leaf of a conifer)

2. (2) needle

(a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument)

3. (1) needle

(a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))

4. phonograph needle, needle

(a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record)

Overview of verb needle

The verb needle has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) needle, goad

(goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks")

2. needle

(prick with a needle)