1a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing:a darning needle
a similar, larger instrument used in crafts such as crochet, knitting, and lacemaking.
2the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe.
a very fine metal spike used in acupuncture.
3a thin pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument:the meter needle barely moved
4something likened to a needle, in particular:
a stylus used to play records:she wound the gramophone and lowered the needle on to the record
an etching tool.
a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun.
5the sharp, stiff, slender leaf of a fir or pine tree.
6a pointed rock or peak:just left of the needle is a steep wall for those who like bold climbing
(the Needles) a group of rocks in the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight in southern England.
an obelisk:Cleopatra’s Needle
7 [mass noun]British informal hostility or antagonism provoked by rivalry:there is already a little bit of needle between the sides
8a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning.
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Universal
1prick or pierce with or as if with a needle:dust needled his eyes
2 informal provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning:I just said that to Charlie to needle him
the eye of a needle
a tiny aperture through which it would seem impossible to pass (especially with reference to Matt. 19:24).
give someone the needle
informal provoke or annoy someone.
a needle in a haystack
something that is almost impossible to find because it is hidden among so many other things:locating these fish can be like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack
