NEEDLE

• (noun) a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

• (noun) a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

• (noun) a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

  synonyms : phonograph needle

• (noun) the leaf of a conifer

  synonyms : acerate leaf

• (verb) goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

  "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

  synonyms : goad

• (verb) prick with a needle

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