Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun needle

4 senses of needle

Sense 1
acerate leaf, needle -- (the leaf of a conifer)
       => simple leaf -- (a leaf that is not divided into parts)

Sense 2
needle -- (a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument)
       => pointer -- (an indicator as on a dial)

Sense 3
needle -- (a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))
       => implement -- (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

Sense 4
phonograph needle, needle -- (a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record)
       => stylus -- (a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb needle

2 senses of needle

Sense 1
needle, goad -- (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks")
       => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -- (annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers")

Sense 2
needle -- (prick with a needle)
       => prickle, prick -- (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample")