Needle

/ˈniː.dl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters

Definition of Needle

noun

  1. A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.

    "The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

  2. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
  3. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.

    "The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."

  4. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

    "Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."

  5. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.

verb

  1. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
  2. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

    "Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."

  3. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.

    "to needle crystals"

Anagrams of Needle

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13 words can be made from the letters in "needle":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

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