NEEDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of needle in English
needle noun [C]
(SEWING TOOL )
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needle noun [C]
(MEDICAL TOOL )
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(also hypodermic needle )
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needle noun [C]
(POINTER )
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needle noun [C]
(LEAF )
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needle noun [C]
(MUSIC )
His mother was always needling him about getting a job .
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(Definition of needle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of needle
needle
This second round of laxative is the eye of needle .
Historically the designs were sewn into the skin using a needle with sooted thread.
Later, he needled those same reporters, trading inside jokes with them.
Anyone who knows a nurse has probably heard some scary stories about getting jabbed with needles or attacked by patients.
And ultimately, that crisis ended when a store camera, by sheer serendipity, picked up a consumer sticking a needle , a syringe, inside a can.
The pills were making them sluggish, the needles caused swelling and redness; some patients' pain ballooned to nightmarish levels.
I just don't feel like she's moved the needle on a lot of people.
It stresses the importance of kicking the habit, seeking professional help and not sharing needles.
The needle is similar to the needle children use for insulin.
And then it doesn't really move the needle .
But the counties must decide whether and how to set up a needle exchange.
Needles now are bought and sold on the street for about $5 each.
In comparison, other fields barely move the needle .
The speedometer needle crawls past 20, then 30, then 40 mph.
More research will hopefully tip the needle to one side or the other.
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Translations of needle
in Chinese (Traditional)
縫紉工具, 針，縫衣針, 編織針（同 knitting needle）…
in Chinese (Simplified)
缝纫工具, 针，缝衣针, 编织针（同 knitting needle）…
in Spanish
aguja, acícula, aguja [feminine…
in Portuguese
agulha, agulha [feminine], folha (de pinheiro) [feminine]…
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縫い針, （注射器の）針, （マツなどの）針状葉…
iğne, şırınga, dikiş iğnesi…
aiguille [feminine], aiguille…
ஒரு மெல்லிய உலோக முள், தையலில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது, இது ஒரு முனையில் சுட்டிக்காட்டப்பட்டு…
(सिलाई हेतु प्रयुक्त) सुई, (खून लेने या दवाई देने हेतु प्रयुक्त) सुई…
સોય, (સીવણ માટે વપરાય છે)…
sprøyte [masculine-feminine], nål [masculine-feminine], viser [masculine]…
шприц, иголка, стрелка (прибора)…
సూది, ఒక చివర మొన తేలి మరొక మరొక చివర దారం కోసం కన్ను అని పిలువబడే రంధ్రం ఉండి కుట్టుపనిలో ఉపయోగించబడే ఒక సన్నని లోహపు మేకు, సూది / చాలా సన్నని…
إِبْرة, سِنّ الحُقْنة, وَرقة شَجرة الصنوبر…
เข็ม, เข็มฉีดยา, เข็ม (เข็มทิศ)…
kim khâu, kim đan, cái kim la bàn…
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