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| needle | |
| 1. sost. ago | |
| 2. sost. puntina | |
| 3. sost. lancetta | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| needle | |
| 1. subst. A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc. |  |
| The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button. | |
| 2. subst. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. | |
| 3. subst. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle. | |
| The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty. | |
| 4. subst. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus. | |
| Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph. | |
| 5. subst. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers. | |
| 6. subst. A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs. | |
| 7. subst. (informal, usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection. | |
| 8. subst. (programming, PHP) A text string that is searched for within another string. | |
| 9. v. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. | |
| 10. v. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. | |
| Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples. | |
| 11. v. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle. | |
| to needle crystals | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| ago | |
| 1. subst. needle | |
