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needle noun

  /ˈniː.dəl/
  • A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
  • (entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia.
 aiguille
  • (informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
 saphir, aiguille

needle verb

  /ˈniː.dəl/
  • (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
 asticoter, monter, taquiner
  • To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
 coudre
knitting needle
aiguille à tricoter
needle in a haystack
chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin
hypodermic needle
aiguille hypodermique
needle holder
porte-aiguille
needle bush
cassier
needle threader
enfile-aiguilles
sea needle
orphie
sewing needle
aiguille à coudre
needle furze
genisette, genêt d'Angleterre, petit genêt épineux
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