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Words related to needle

Related / Similar Words: phonograph needle, acerate leaf, goad

Definition:

a sharp pointed implement (usually steel);

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

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

as of a conifer;

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

prick with a needle;

Hyponyms: crochet needle, crochet hook, hypodermic needle, knitting needle, packing needle, sewing needle

Derivational Morphology: goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring

Language Translations:
Albanian: gjilpërë and halë		Armenian: ասեղ
Chinese: 针		Croatian: igla and iglica
Dutch: naald		Finnish: neula and neulanen
French: aiguille		German: Nadel
Hungarian: tű		Icelandic: nál
Italian: ago and lancetta and puntina		Japanese: 針
Korean: 바늘		Norwegian: nål
Polish: igła and wskazówka		Portuguese: agulha
Russian: игла and стрелка		Slovak: ihla
Slovene: igla and iglica		Spanish: aguja
Swedish: nål

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