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1.nounA sharp, needle-like piece.
2.nounA tiny glass flake formed during the manufacture of glass vials
3.nounAny of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.
4.nounA needle-like mating structure found only in male nematodes.
5.nounA jet of matter ejected from the photosphere of the sun.
6.nounA small spike of flowers.