Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - needle
Needle
needle
n. & v. --n. 1 a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and with a slit (eye) for thread at the other, used in sewing. b a larger plastic, wooden, etc. slender stick without an eye, used in knitting. c a slender hooked stick used in crochet. 2 a pointer on a dial (see magnetic needle). 3 any of several small thin pointed instruments, esp.: a a surgical instrument for stitching. b the end of a hypodermic syringe. c = STYLUS. d an etching tool. e a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun. 4 a an obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle). b a pointed rock or peak. 5 the leaf of a fir or pine tree. 6 a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning. 7 Brit. sl. a fit of bad temper or nervousness (got the needle while waiting). --v.tr. 1 colloq. incite or irritate; provoke (the silence needled him). 2 sew, pierce, or operate on with a needle. Phrases and idioms needle game (or match etc.) Brit. a contest that is very close or arouses personal grudges. needle in a haystack something almost impossible to find because it is concealed by so many other things etc. needle-lace lace made with needles not bobbins. needle-point 1 a very sharp point. 2 = needle-lace. 3 = GROS or petit point. needle's eye (or eye of a needle) the least possible aperture, esp. with ref. to Matt. 19:24. needle time an agreed maximum allowance of time for broadcasting music from records. needle valve a valve closed by a thin tapering part. Etymology: OE n{aelig}dl f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl; akin to Old High German nādala ~, nājan to sew, Latin nēre to spin, Greek nēn Date: before 12th century 1. a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread or surgical sutures at one end and that is used for sewing, any of various devices for carrying thread and making stitches (as in crocheting or knitting), c. a slender hollow instrument for introducing material into or removing material from the body (as by insertion under the skin), any of various slender hollow devices used to introduce matter (as air) into or remove it from an object (as a ball), 2. a slender bar of magnetized steel that when allowed to turn freely (as in a compass) indicates the direction of a magnetic field (as of the earth), a slender usually sharp-pointed indicator on a dial, 3. a slender pointed object resembling a ~: as, a pointed crystal, a sharp rock, obelisk, a ~-shaped leaf (as of a conifer), a slender rod (as of jewel or steel) with a rounded tip used in a phonograph to transmit vibrations from a record ; stylus, a slender pointed rod controlling a fine inlet or outlet (as in a valve), a teasing or gibing remark, ~like adjective II. verb (~d; needling) Date: circa 1715 transitive verb to sew or pierce with or as if with a ~, 2. tease, torment, to incite to action by repeated gibes , intransitive verb sew, embroider, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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