needle
Eye with point
A needle is a thin, pointed instrument used for sewing, knitting, or piercing.
The sewing needle has an eye at one end for thread; knitting needles are longer and blunter; hypodermic needles are hollow for injecting or drawing fluids.
Needle-shaped objects share the characteristic of being thin and pointed: pine needles, compass needles, the needle on a record player.
To needle someone is to provoke or annoy them persistently, like repeated small jabs.
She kept needling him about his failed diet.
Fiber for stitching
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- fabricWoven or knit material
- seamJoined fabric edge
hem · bobbin · pincushion · eye · seamstress · tailor · embroidery · quilting
Twisted strand for crafts
- purlInverted knitting stitch
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- woolSheared animal fiber
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
gauge · circular · bamboo · metal · plastic · ribbing · casting · binding
Exact location or meaning
Pointed implement for marking
- turntableRotating music player
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
tonearm · groove · platter · phonograph · diamond · cantilever · tracking · hi-fi
Medical injection tool
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- veinVessel toward heart
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
vaccine · blood draw · puncture · sterile · disposable · biopsy · phlebotomy · subcutaneous
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
larch · softwood · resin · cone · forest · bough · foliage · scent
thread
Fiber for stitching
seam · hem · bobbin · pincushion · eye · seamstress · tailor · embroidery · quilting · darning
yarn
Twisted strand for crafts
cable · gauge · circular · bamboo · metal · plastic · ribbing · casting · binding · stockinette
point
Exact location or meaning
piercing · tapered · thin · tip · prick · steel · gauge · blunt · dull · beveled
stylus
Pointed implement for marking
cartridge · tonearm · groove · platter · phonograph · diamond · cantilever · tracking · hi-fi · audiophile
syringe
Medical injection tool
hypodermic · vaccine · blood draw · puncture · sterile · disposable · biopsy · phlebotomy · subcutaneous · intramuscular
conifer
Cone-bearing tree
cedar · larch · softwood · resin · cone · forest · bough · foliage · scent · bristlecone
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- navigationDetermining position and course
- bearingPosture or orientation
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
direction · orienting · pivot · dial · lodestone · polarity · declination · waypoint · heading · magnetized
meridian
Pole-to-pole great circle
- chiGreek letter or energy
- qiVital life energy
- moxibustionBurning mugwort for healing
cupping · points · holistic · therapy · traditional · healing · energy · balance · wellness · shiatsu
- Dentistdentist, dental floss, dental hygienist, cavity filling, cavity
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- handheld objectsphone, cup, pen, pencil, fork
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- dressmakingsewing, fabric, pattern, fitting, hem
- pins and needlesTingling in extremities
- threading the needleAchieving something requiring extreme precision
- needle in a haystackExtremely difficult thing to locate
- pine needlesThin evergreen leaves
- needless to sayPhrase preceding evident statements
- sewing needlePointed tool for stitching
needless, needles, needle valve, needled, needlework, needling, needlepoint, needlelike, needlecrafts