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needle

noun: a small, very thin object that is used in sewing and that has a sharp point at one end and a hole for thread
noun: a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
verb: to criticize and laugh at (someone) in either a friendly or an unkind way
verb: to sew or pierce with or as if with a needle
synonyms: tease, gramophone, gyrosin compass

Searching for your earring at the park will be like looking for 'a needle in a haystack'.
Bumping into an old friend in New York City is like finding a 'needle in a haystack'.
I need a 'needle' and thread to sew the button on your shirt.

(..) -The insider's deal. High-five. There's the dealer. We did it. We pulled it off. I can't believe it. -Where's the needle? -Oh, it broke off, baby. Oh, Mr. Kramer, I gotta thank you. I learned a lot. Things are gonna be different for me now. (..)
1998 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Dealership Season: 9 Episode 11
(..) There's no law in this place. Anything goes. It's Thunderdome. -Is someone helping you? -Stay back. Where is it now? There's overlap between the needle and slash below the E. How low are you gonna go? Oh, I've been in the slash many times. This is nothing. You'll get used to it. (..)
1998 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Dealership Season: 9 Episode 11