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Main Entry: 1nee·dle
Pronunciation: nd-l
Function: noun 1 a: a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and is used for sewing b: any of various devices for carrying thread and making stitches (as in crocheting or knitting) c: a slender hollow usually stainless steel instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin d: an extremely thin solid usually stainless steel instrument used in acupuncture and inserted through the skin 2 a: a slender bar of magnetized steel that is free to turn (as in a compass) to show the direction of a magnetic field b: a slender pointer on a dial 3 a: a slender pointed object (as a pointed crystal or an obelisk) b: a leaf (as of a pine) shaped like a needle 4: a slender piece of jewel or steel with a rounded tip used in a phonograph to transmit vibrations from the record - nee·dle·like /nd-l-(l)k/ adjective [needle illustration]