Overview of noun needle

The noun needle has 4 senses

• acerate leaf, needle -- (the leaf of a conifer)


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


• needle -- (a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))


• 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

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


• needle -- (prick with a needle)