NEEDLE
Scrabble letter values: N1E1E1D2L1E1 = 7
Definition
- verb annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism. — synonyms: goad
- verb prick with a needle.
- noun the leaf of a conifer. — synonyms: acerate_leaf
- noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument.
- noun a sharp pointed implement (usually steel).
- noun a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record. — synonyms: phonograph_needle
Examples
- “He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”
- “The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.”
- “The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.”