Definition of needle

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Needle (v. i.) To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.

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Garfish :: Garfish (n.) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike..
Needless :: Needless (a.) Having no need.
Ruck :: Ruck (v. t.) A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework..
Canvas :: Canvas (n.) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work..
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide..
Feed :: Feed (n.) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work..
Point :: Point (n.) Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below..
Aciculite :: Aciculite (n.) Needle ore.
Acuity :: Acuity (n.) Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..
Needle-pointed :: Needle-pointed (a.) Pointed as needles.
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
Needlecase :: Needlecase (n.) A case to keep needles.
Needle :: Needle (n.) A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing..
Lodestone :: Lodestone (n.) A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.
Rhaphides :: Rhaphides (n. pl.) Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants..
Needlework :: Needlework (n.) The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses.
Alarmist :: Alarmist (n.) One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms..
Needle :: Needle (n.) A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting..
Palm :: Palm (n.) A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn the palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc..
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