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Definition of needles

Needle
Needle Nee"dle, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n?dl; akin to D. neald, OS. n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal, n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l, Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n["a]hen to sew, OHG. n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ?, and perh. to E. snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G. schnur string, cord.] 1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing. --Chaucer. Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the blunt end. 2. See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic. 3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting. 4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus. 5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. Dipping needle. See under Dipping. Needle bar, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is attached. Needle beam (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part. Needle furze (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western Europe; the petty whin (Genista Anglica). Needle gun, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it. Needle loom (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle instead of by a shuttle. Needle ore (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth, lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called also aikinite. Needle shell (Zo["o]l.), a sea urchin. Needle spar (Min.), aragonite. Needle telegraph, a telegraph in which the signals are given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right or to the left of a certain position. Sea needle (Zo["o]l.), the garfish.
Needle
Needle Nee"dle, v. i. To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
Needle
Needle Nee"dle, v. t. To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.

Meaning of needle from wikipedia

- a needle is generally a thin, cylindrical object, often with a sharp point on the end. needle may refer to: crafting : knitting needle , a tool
- a sewing needle is a long slender tool with a pointed tip. the first needles were made of bone or wood ; modern ones are manufactured
- a hypodermic needle (from greek ὑπο- (under-), and δέρμα (skin) is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject substances
- a knitting needle or knitting pin is a tool in hand-knitting to produce knitted fabric s. they are not nearly as sharp as sewing needle s.
- to see if the needle is well leveled, look closely at the needle, and tilt it slightly to see if the needle is swaying side to side
- re-use of needles without intervening sterilization is however common by diabetics, which carries no risk of blood borne virus
- needle lace (also known as needlelace or needle-made lace or point lace) is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to stitch
- the spiral growth of branches, needles, and cone scales are arranged in fibonacci number ratios. date december 2011 the new spring shoots
- since most conifers are evergreens, the leaves of many conifers are long, thin and have a needle-like appearance, but others, including
- conifer leaves are typically needle-, awl-, or scale-shaped. angiosperm (flowering plant) leaves: the standard form includes stipules, a