1. The leaf of a conifer
   - acerate leaf 
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
   - phonograph needle

1. Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
   "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
   - goad 
2. Prick with a needle

Derived forms: needling, needles, needled

Type of: beset, chevvy [non-standard], chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, implement, molest, plague, pointer, prick, prickle, provoke, simple leaf, stylus

Encyclopedia: Needle

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