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needles
noun(nee-dle)a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing
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noun(nee-dle)any of various devices for carrying thread and making stitches (as in crocheting or knitting)
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noun(nee-dle)a slender hollow instrument for introducing material into or removing material from the body (as by insertion under the skin)
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verb(nee-dle)to sew or pierce with or as if with a needle
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verb(nee-dle)tease, torment
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verb(nee-dle)to incite to action by repeated gibes
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plural noun(nee-dle)a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(nee-dle)any of several bur marigolds; especially : an annual (Bidens bipinnata) of North America and Asia having yellow flowers and dissected leaves
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noun(nee-dle)an often cultivated yucca (Yucca filamentosa) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern U.S. with a basal rosette of sharp-tipped leaves having loose threads along the margins
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noun(nee-dle)a long needle with a large eye for use in darning
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noun(nee-dle)dragonfly, damselfly
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noun(nee-dle)dragonfly
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noun(nee-dle)damselfly
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noun(nee-dle)needle
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noun(nee-dle)a hypodermic syringe complete with needle