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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

  • (..) (dance music playing) (animals screeching) How is that even camping? It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven. Sometimes I just don't get it. What I'm saying is, the eye of the needle is very small, and a camel... No. I mean down there-- they have everything we need to survive, (..)
    2016 TvShow: The Simpsons Title: Fland Canyon Season: 27 Episode 19