Topic: SEWING AND KNITTING
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | nædl |
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nee‧dle1
[countable]
[countable]1
sewing
a) DLH a small thin piece of steel, with a point at one end and a hole in the other, used for sewing [↪ pin]: a needle and thread a tapestry needle
a needle and threada tapestry needleb) DLH a knitting needle
2 a very thin, pointed steel tube at the end of a syringe, which is pushed into your skin to put a drug or medicine into your body or to take out blood : She carried hypodermic needles and syringes in her bag. Drug users are at risk when they share needles.
drugs
MDMDDShe carried hypodermic needles and syringes in her bag.Drug users are at risk when they share needles.3 a long thin piece of metal on a scientific instrument that moves backwards and forwards and points to numbers or directions : a compass needle
pointer
TMa compass needle4 a long, very thin piece of metal used in acupuncture (=a kind of medical treatment originally used in China)
medical treatment
5 a small needle-shaped leaf, especially from a pine tree : pine needles
leaf
HBPpine needles6 the very small, pointed part in a record player that touches the record in order to play it
records
TCR7 used to say that something is almost impossible to find : Finding out which file you want can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
like looking for a needle in a haystack
informalFinding out which file you want can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.