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1. needle
noun. ['ˈniːdəl'] the leaf of a conifer.
Synonyms
- simple leaf
Antonyms
- unpointedness
- exempt
Etymology
- nedle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- nædl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Needle
- tweedle
- steidle
- steidl
- friedl
- friedel
- freedle
- wiedel
- riedl
- riedel
- neidl
- nedel
- meidl
- liedel
- keadle
- cheadle
- beedle
- beadle
How do you pronounce needle?
Pronounce needle as ˈnidəl.
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Sentences with needle
1. Noun, singular or mass
Attach a needle to a string and dangle it over the egg for a minute or two.
2. Adjective
Thread a needle with double thread and a double knot.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Place a dried leaf and pine needle compost on top of the soil in the pot.
Quotes about needle
1. Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.
- Hunter S. Thompson
2. Separation Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.
- W.S. Merwin
3. Desiring another person is perhaps the most risky endeavor of all. As soon as you want somebody—really want him—it is as though you have taken a surgical needle and sutured your happiness to the skin of that person, so that any separation will now cause a lacerating injury.
- Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
2. needle-wood
noun. large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia.
Synonyms
- Hakea
- shrub
- Hakea leucoptera
- needle wood
- bush
- needlewood
Antonyms
- superior
3. needle-bush
noun. shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia.
Synonyms
- Hakea
- Hakea lissosperma
- shrub
- needle bush
- needlebush
- bush
Antonyms
- superior
4. needle-shaped
adjective. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves.
Synonyms
- acicular
- acerose
- acerate
- unsubdivided
Antonyms
- rough
- complex
- difficult
- simplicity
5. needle
noun. ['ˈniːdəl'] a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument.
Antonyms
- end
Etymology
- nedle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- nædl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. needle
noun. ['ˈniːdəl'] a sharp pointed implement (usually steel).
Synonyms
- point
- implement
- sewing needle
- crochet hook
- knitting needle
- eye
- crochet needle
- hypodermic needle
- packing needle
Antonyms
- discourage
- bore
- antinode
- node
Etymology
- nedle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- nædl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. needle
verb. ['ˈniːdəl'] goad or provoke,as by constant criticism.
Synonyms
- chevvy
- chivvy
- chevy
- beset
- harass
- molest
- hassle
- goad
- chivy
- provoke
- harry
Antonyms
- inattention
Etymology
- nedle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- nædl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. needle
noun. ['ˈniːdəl'] a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record.
Synonyms
- stylus
Antonyms
- undock
- break
Etymology
- nedle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- nædl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. needle
verb. ['ˈniːdəl'] prick with a needle.
Synonyms
- prickle
Etymology
- nedle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- nædl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))