Needle
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Needle
Noun
- A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."
- Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
- A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph.
"a compass needle"
- A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
"Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."
- A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.