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English to English noun
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the leaf of a conifer |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument |  | source: wordnet30
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a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) |  | source: wordnet30
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a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record |  | source: wordnet30
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A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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goad or provoke,as by constant criticism |  | Example: He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
source: wordnet30
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prick with a needle |  | source: wordnet30
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To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals. |  | source: webster1913
| 9 |
To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles. |  | source: webster1913
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