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Needle

noun

The leaf of a conifer. Synonym: acerate leaf.

A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument.

A sharp pointed implement (usually steel).

A stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record. Synonym: phonograph needle.

verb

Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism. Synonym: goad.

Prick with a needle.

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"Needle" Quotes from Famous Books

... even the pilots took fright. The compass needle no longer pointed to the North Star, but half a point or more to the northwest of it. They had visions of the fleet helplessly drifting without a guide upon a vast unknown sea. It was not then known that the action of the magnetic pole upon the needle varies ...

— Days of the Discoverers • L. Lamprey

... gait, with which the men seemed to urge themselves over the ground with ease and rapidity. There was little or no straggling, and being strong, lusty young fellows, and lightly equipped—they carried only needle-guns, ammunition, a very small knapsack, a water-bottle, and a haversack —they strode by with an elastic step, covering at ...

— The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Vol. II., Part 6 • P. H. Sheridan

... low; a few dying embers lay upon the earth, and no sound broke the silence but the steady rustle of Bess's needle, and the echo of Jamie's ...

— On Picket Duty and Other Tales • Louisa May Alcott

... fact that some mistake has occurred somewhere with regard to its position has quite thrown us out, and to look for it among the numerous islands which constitute this archipelago would be somewhat like searching for a needle in a bundle of hay, and the chances of finding either the one or the other would be about equal, I should say. If I only held a sufficient clue to warrant the slightest hope of success, I would willingly prosecute a search, ...

— For Treasure Bound • Harry Collingwood

... long time. Every few moments Kongoni would want another look at that compass. It happened that we were now going due north, and his notion was that the needle pointed the way to camp. We profoundly hoped that his faith in white man's magic would not be shattered. At the end of an hour the rain let up, and it cleared sufficiently to disclose some of the mountain outlines. They convinced us that we were in the main ...

— African Camp Fires • Stewart Edward White

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