| Noun | 1. | needle - as of a conifer | |
| 2. | needle - a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrumentpointer - an indicator as on a dial | |
| 3. | needle - a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)eye - a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end knitting needle - needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" sewing needle - a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth | |
| 4. | needle - a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph recordstylus - a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player | |
| Verb | 1. | needle - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" | |
| 2. | needle - prick with a needlestitchery, sewing - needlework that involves sewing; "she put her sewing back in the basket" prick, prickle - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" | |