needle

noun

  1. 1

    a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

  2. 2

    a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

  3. 3

    a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

  4. 4

    the leaf of a conifer

verb

  1. 1

    goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

    He needled her with his sarcastic remarks

  2. 2

    prick with a needle

Synonyms

Also useful for “needle”:Unscrambler