needle
1. the leaf of a conifer (Freq. 2) • Syn: acerate leaf • Hypernyms: simple leaf 2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: pointer 3. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: implement • Hyponyms: crochet needle, crochet hook, dry point, hypodermic needle, knitting needle, packing needle, sewing needle • Part Meronyms: eye, point 4. a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record • Syn: phonograph needle • Hypernyms: stylus
1. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism (Freq. 1) - He needled her with his sarcastic remarks • Syn: goad • Derivationally related forms: goad (for: goad), goading (for: goad) • Hypernyms: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 2. prick with a needle • Topics: sewing, stitchery • Hypernyms: prickle, prick • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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