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needle

Definition

  • 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

Examples

  • 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.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Draining stomach fluid will get my spirits up. - Circles for you. - Shut up and do it. Fantastic. Now just suck out the fluid with the giant needle. Needle's too big. I'm gonna get a nurse. Come on, man. Learn by doing. Why couldn't I do that? I hated him at that moment. OK, maybe the needle was a little too big. - You think? - What's going on? Nothing. This is totally normal. So are you gonna (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My First Day Season: 1 Episode 1