Définitions
1.NounA 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."The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.; reusable needles; single-use needles"
2.NounAny slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
3.NounA fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph."a compass needle; The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."
4.NounA sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus."Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."
5.NounA needle-like leaf found on some conifers.
6.NounA strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs.
7.NounThe death penalty carried out by lethal injection.
8.NounA text string that is searched for within another string. (see: needle in a haystack)
9.NounAny of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia.
10.NounA move in which the performer begins with two hands and one leg on the floor, then kicks the other leg into a full split.
11.VerbTo pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
12.VerbTo tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at."Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."
13.VerbTo form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle."to needle crystals"