Synonyms: needle
Definition: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
Similar words: implement
Definition: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Synonyms: needle
Definition: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
Similar words: pointer
Definition: an indicator as on a dial
Synonyms: phonograph needle, needle
Definition: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
Similar words: stylus
Definition: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
Synonyms: acerate leaf, needle
Definition: the leaf of a conifer
Similar words: simple leaf
Definition: a leaf that is not divided into parts
Definition: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
Usage: He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
Similar words: plague, provoke, molest, harass, harry, hassle, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, beset
Definition: annoy continually or chronically
Usage: He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked; This man harasses his female co-workers
Synonyms: needle
Definition: prick with a needle
Definition: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
Usage: The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample