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Meaning of needle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  needle
      n 1: the leaf of a conifer [syn: {acerate leaf}, {needle}]
      2: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of
         a measuring instrument
      3: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
      4: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a
         phonograph record [syn: {phonograph needle}, {needle}]
      v 1: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
           with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: {needle}, {goad}]
      2: prick with a needle

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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