A slender, pointed implement used for sewing or surgical suturing, made usually of polished steel and having an eye at one end through which a length of thread is passed and held. Any of various similar implements, such as a fine sharp-pointed instrument used in acupuncture or a pointed shaft used in knitting, crocheting, or lace making. A sharp-pointed instrument used in engraving.
A slender piece of jewel or steel used to transmit vibrations from the grooves of a phonograph record.
A slender pointer or indicator on a dial, scale, or similar part of a mechanical device. A magnetic needle.
A hypodermic needle. Informal A hypodermic injection; a shot.
Chiefly Upper Northern US See dragonfly.
A narrow stiff leaf, as of a pine or fir.
A fine, sharp projection, as a spine of a sea urchin or a crystal.
A tall narrow rock formation. An obelisk.
Informal A goading, provoking, or teasing remark or act.