needles

v. sew, stitch; prick; be sarcastic; tease

n. slender pointed tools (usually of metal, often with a hole a one end) used with thread (or string) for sewing or other handcrafts; implement used in sewing or embroidering; sharp implement for suturing or other hypodermic procedures, syringe (Medicine); any needle-like object

Needle or Needles may refer to:Body manipulationBody piercing needle, a needle used for body piercingTattoo needle, a needle used to tattoo skinNeedle play, a form of play piercing
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Needle /nee·dle/ 1. a sharp instrument for suturing or puncturing. 2. to puncture or separate with a needle. [more]Needles - Community and Resources

Noun
1. as of a conifer
(synonym) acerate leaf
(hypernym) simple leaf
2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
(hypernym) pointer
3. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
(hypernym) implement
(hyponym) crochet needle, crochet hook
(part-meronym) eye
4. a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
(synonym) phonograph needle
(hypernym) stylus
Verb
1. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
(synonym) goad
(hypernym) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
2. prick with a needle
(hypernym) prickle, prick
(classification) sewing, stitchery

yin3 zhui1 ci4 gu3
Pricking one's thigh with an awl.
Describing someone who studies assiduously with a firm determination. Compare with 手不释卷 (shou3 bu2 shi4 juan4).

yan3 zhong1 zhi1 ding1
A nail in the eye.
Referring to the most hateful person or thing.

mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1
Grinding an iron pestle to make a needle.
There is nothing that cannot be accomplished by perseverance. Little strokes fell great oaks.

li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4
A place to stick an awl.
Referring to a very small space or piece of land.