needles

Meanings

Noun

• the leaf of a conifer
• a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
• a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
• a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
• plural of needle

Verb

• goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
• prick with a needle
• third-person singular simple present indicative of needle

Adj

• Obsolete spelling of needless.

Synonyms

acerate leaf, goad, needle, phonograph needle