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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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Needle
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ
a slender, solid, often sharp-pointed instrument used for withdrawing blood samples, injecting medicine, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He felt a slight pinch as the needle entered his arm.
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻž
a pine tree's leaf that is thin and hard
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Pine needles are adapted to conserve water, with a waxy coating that helps prevent moisture loss.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻš āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
a slender pointer on an instrument that indicates a measurement or reading
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The compass needle always points north.
04
a fine pointed stylus that traces grooves in a phonograph or record to produce sound
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A worn needle can damage vinyl records.
05
āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨
a small, thin tool with a pointed end, used in sewing to connect fabric or other materials together
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The needle broke while she was sewing the hem.
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06
āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ
a thin, pointed tool used by hand in activities like knitting, crochet, or lace-making to shape or move thread, yarn, or string
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lace was made using a very fine needle.
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to needle
01
to irritate or tease someone, often repeatedly or persistently
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher 's sarcasm needled the students.
02
to puncture or inject using a needle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The doctor needled the vein for the IV.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
needlelike
needle
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