(a needle)

  • 81needle — I UK [ˈniːd(ə)l] / US [ˈnɪd(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms needle : singular needle plural needles ** 1) a very thin sharp metal tube used for putting medicine or drugs into your body, or for taking blood out. It is fixed to a plastic tube… …

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  • 82needle — [[t]ni͟ːd(ə)l[/t]] needles, needling, needled 1) N COUNT A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing. It has a sharp point at one end and a hole in the other for a thread to go through. 2) N COUNT: usu supp N… …

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  • 83Needle drop (DJing) — For other uses, see Needle drop (disambiguation). The needle drop is a technique used in hip hop deejaying. The DJ sets a record spinning, then drops the stylus on the turntable at the exact point where he wants playback to begin without… …

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  • 84Needle Peak, Texas — Infobox Mountain Name = Needle Peak or Sierra Aguja Photo = Needle Peak.jpg Caption = Needle Peak, Presidio County Texas Elevation = 4,608 feet (2,464 m) Location = Texas, USA Coordinates = coord|29|25|41.93|N|103|48|38.05|W|type:mountain… …

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  • 85needle — nee|dle1 [ nidl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for medicine/drugs ▸ 2 for sewing/knitting etc. ▸ 3 on scientific instrument ▸ 4 very thin sharp leaf ▸ 5 on record player 1. ) a very thin sharp metal tube used for putting medicine or drugs into your body, or …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 86needle — nee•dle [[t]ˈnid l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usu. of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing 2)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 87needle — n. 1) to thread a needle 2) a crochet; darning; hypodermic; knitting; phonograph; sewing needle 3) (misc.) a needle in a haystack ( smt. that is impossible to find ) * * * [niːdl] darning hypodermic knitting phonograph sewing needle a crochet to… …

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  • 88needle — [1] An indicator on a dial, instrument, or gauge. [2] A thin rod or small tapered rod used to open or close a hole. See bury the needle float needle jet needle metering rod needle and seat needle bearing needle cage …

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  • 89Needle gauge comparison chart — For knitting needles see Knitting needle#Needle gauge Hypodermic needles are available in a wide variety of outer diameters described by gauge numbers. Smaller gauge numbers indicate larger outer diameters. Inner diameter depends on both gauge… …

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  • 90Needle in a haystack — A Needle in a haystack is a figure of speech used to refer to something that is difficult to locate in a much larger space. Needle in a haystack may also refer to: Needle in a Haystack (House), an episode of the TV series House Needle in a… …

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