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61Sewing needle — A sewing needle is a long slender tool with a pointed tip. The first needles were made of bone or wood; modern ones are manufactured from high carbon steel wire, nickel or gold plated for corrosion resistance. The highest quality embroidery… …
62Knitting needle — Bamboo knitting needles A …
63Great Needle Peak — Infobox Mountain Name = Great Needle Peak Photo = Great Needle.jpg Caption = Elevation = ca. 1,690 metres (5,545 feet) Location = Livingston Island, Antarctica Range = Tangra Mountains Prominence = Coordinates =… …
64Hypodermic needle — A hypodermic needle is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject substances into the body. They may also be used to take liquid samples from the body, for example taking blood from a vein in venipuncture.A hypodermic needle is used… …
65sewing needle — noun 1. a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth • Hypernyms: ↑needle • Hyponyms: ↑darning needle, ↑embroidery needle, ↑sharp, ↑upholstery needle 2. slender bodied non stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at… …
66Clive Needle — Clive Needle, (born September 22, 1956 in Romford, Essex), is a former Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP), having represented Norfolk, in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1999. Political life Having stood for election using the… …
67pine needle — noun 1. : one of the slender needle shaped leaves of a pine tree 2. : alfilaria * * * the needlelike leaf of a pine tree. [1865 70] * * * pine needle noun The acicular leaf of the pine tree • • • Main Entry: ↑pine * * * pine needle …
68Magnetic needle — Magnetic Mag*net ic, Magnetical Mag*net ic*al, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn[ e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle. [1913… …
69Veress needle — a hollow needle consisting of a sharp trocar with a slanted end surrounding an inner cylinder with a blunt end; after the trocar is introduced into a body cavity the blunt cylinder is advanced outward so that internal organs are not injured by… …
70Hypodermic needle — Hyp o*der mic need le, n. 1. A small slender hollow metallic tube, sharp pointed at one end and fitted at the other end with an adapter of larger internal diameter, designed for introduction of liquids directly into the bloodstream or other parts …
