Another word for needle | Synonyms for needle

Another word for needle

needle Synonyms

needle

n.

Sewing instrument
awl, spike, skewer, pin, darner.
Varieties and sizes of needles include: sewing, sewing-machine, straight, tacking, darning, upholsterer's, shoemaker's, sail-maker's, surgical, knitting, crochet, straw, long-eyed sharp, sharp, ground-down, between, blunt, embroidery, crewel.
Sharp, pointed wirelike instrument
hypodermic, hypodermic needle, syringe, phonograph needle, stylus, electric needle, electrolytic needle, probe.
A pointing instrument
gauge, indicator, director; see pointer 1.

needle Synonyms

needle

v.

quiz, question, nag; see bother 2, 3, examine 1, 2.

Search Thesaurus

WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"needle." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 05 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/needle>.

APA Style

needle. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/needle

Another word for needle

noun

A sharp, pointed object:

prick, prickle, spine, thorn. See sharp

verb

(Informal)

To torment with persistent insult or ridicule:

badger, bait, bullyrag, heckle, hector, hound, taunt. (Informal) ride. Idiom: wave the red flag in front of the bull. See treat well

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"needle." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 05 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/needle>.

APA Style

needle. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/needle

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

Katie glanced up, the needle pausing in mid air.
A nurse walked in with a needle and after that she fell asleep again.
I feel more like a ship's sailor in a storm, with shredded sails with someone handing me a needle and thread.
- Single Needle with sounding arrangement.
The galvanometer being so adjusted that a current of definite strength through one of the coils gives a definite deflection of the needle, the amount of leakage expressed in terms of the insulation resistance of the wires is given by the formula.

Also Mentioned In

Words near needle in the dictionary