needle
n 1: as of a conifer [syn: {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 [syn: {phonograph needle}]
v 1: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: {nettle}, {goad}]
2: prick with a needle; in sewing or embroidering