needle
🇺🇸
/ˈniːdl/
🇬🇧
/ˈniːdl/
noun
B1
A thin metal tool with a point for sewing.
She used a needle to fix the hole in her shirt.
R
A long thin stick for knitting.
She held two knitting needles to make a scarf.
B1
A sharp point on a syringe for medicine or blood.
The doctor used a clean needle for the shot.
B2
A moving pointer on a measuring tool.
The compass needle shows which way is north.
R
A thin pointed leaf of a pine tree.
Pine trees drop their needle leaves in autumn.
R
A small point that plays sound from a record.
The record player needle reads the grooves on the vinyl.
verb
R
To annoy someone on purpose.
He liked to needle his sister until she got mad.
translation
A thin metal tool with a point for sewing.; A long thin stick for knitting.; A sharp point on a syringe for medicine or blood.; A moving pointer on a measuring tool.; A thin pointed leaf of a pine tree.; A small point that plays sound from a record.
To annoy someone on purpose.
Word Forms
Plural
needles
Progressive
needling
Past
needled
3rd Present
needles
Perfect
needled