wikipedia|dab=needle
English
Image:Needles_%28for_sewing%29.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An assortment of sewing needles
Image:Syringe_with_needle_and_needle_cap.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|a hypodermic needle and syringe
Pronunciation
IPA|/'ni�.dl//
audio|en-us-needle.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�d�l|-i�d�l

Etymology
OE. nædl

Noun
en-noun

1. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections etc.

#:The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.

1. A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.

#:The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.

1. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

#:Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.

1. The long, pointed leaves of some conifers.

#:I boiled some of the needles from the Christmas tree to add a pleasing scent to the air.

1. A weapon used in ancient China, and today by Shaolin monks.

Derived terms
knitting needle
needlenose pliers
pine needle
pins and needles
needle-sharp

Translations
trans-top|implement for sewing etc.
Albanian: gjilpërë
Arabic: Arab|ابرة IPAchar|(ébra)
Armenian: Õ¡Õ½Õ¥Õ² (asegh)
Chinese: � (zh�n)
Croatian: t-|hr|igla|f
Czech: t-|cs|jehla|f
Dutch: t+|nl|naald|f
Finnish: t+|fi|neula
French: t+|fr|aiguille|f
German: t+|de|Nadel|f
Hungarian: t|hu|tű
Icelandic: t+|is|nál|f
Italian: t+|it|ago|m
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Japanese: � (��, hari)
Korean: �� (baneul)
Kurdish: KUchar|د��رز�
Navajo: tsah
Norwegian: nål
Polish: ig�a f
Portuguese: agulha f
Russian: t|ru|игла|f|triglá, t|ru|�пи�а|f|trspíca for knitting
Slovak: ihla f
Slovene: igla f, Å¡ivanka f
Spanish: t+|es|aguja|f
Swedish: t+|sv|nål|c
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trans-top|indicating device
Albanian: gjilpërë, akrep,
Croatian: t-|hr|igla|f
Czech: t-|cs|jehla|f
Dutch: t+|nl|naald|f
Finnish: t+|fi|neula
Hungarian: t|hu|tű, t|hu|mutató
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French: t+|fr|aiguille|f
German: t+|de|Nadel|f
Icelandic: t+|is|nál|f
Italian: t-|it|lancetta|f
Polish: wskazówka f
Russian: t|ru|���елка|f|tr=str'élka
Slovene: t+|sl|igla|f
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trans-top|sensor phonograph stylus
Albanian: gjilpërë (gjilpërë e gramafonit)
Croatian: t-|hr|igla|f
Czech: t-|cs|jehla|f
Dutch: t+|nl|naald|f
Finnish: t+|fi|neula
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German: t+|de|Nadel|f
Hungarian: t|hu|tű
Italian: t-|it|puntina|f
Polish: ig�a f
Russian: t|ru|игла|f|tr=iglá
Slovene: t+|sl|igla|f
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trans-top|leaf of conifer
Albanian: halë
Croatian: t-|hr|iglica|f
Czech: t-|cs|jehlice|f
Dutch: t+|nl|naald|f
Finnish: t-|fi|neulanen
French: t+|fr|aiguille|f
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German: t+|de|Nadel|f
Hungarian: t|hu|tű
Italian: t+|it|ago|m
Polish: ig�a f
Russian: t|ru|игла|f|tr=iglá
Slovene: t-|sl|iglica|f
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trans-top|ancient Chinese weapon
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Alabama: chofa, choyyihissi (general); chofisɬopòoli chofistoolfa (1)
ttbc|Albanian: gjilpërë f
ttbc|Arabic: Arab|ابرة|إب�ر�ة (ébra) f
ttbc|Breton: nadoz f -ioù p (1,2)
ttbc|Catalan: agulla f
ttbc|Esperanto: kudrilo
ttbc|French: aiguille f
ttbc|Frisian: nuddel (1,2,3)
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ttbc|Latvian: adata f (1,2,3), skujas f p (4)
ttbc|Lithuanian: adata f
ttbc|Maltese: labra f
ttbc|Neapolitan: aco, aguglia
ttbc|Norwegian: nål
ttbc|Romanian: ac f and m
ttbc|Slovak: ihla f
ttbc|Swedish: nål c, sticka (latter only used for knitting)
ttbc|Telugu: స�ది (soodi) (1), మ�ల�ల� (mullu) (2)
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See also
acerate
eye
pin

Verb
en-verb|needl|ing
#transitive To tease; to poke fun at.
#:Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.

Translations
trans-top|to tease
Finnish: piikitellä, kiusoitella, härnätä
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German: hänseln
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