Needle
Word Type
Noun
Verb
Proper Noun
The word "needle" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Adam's needle Buffon's needle problem Eve's needle Needle Galaxy Spanish needles bioneedle budge the needle camel through the eye of a needle cop the needle cryoneedle devil's darning needle devil's needle dip of the needle fine-needle aspiration it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God knight of the needle larding-needle microneedle move the needle multineedle nanoneedle needle aspiration biopsy needle bar needle beam needle bearing needle beer needle bush needle dick needle drop needle exchange needle furze needle girl needle gun needle holder needle ice needle in a haystack needle lace needle loom needle match needle mover needle ore needle palm needle park needle phobia needle scratch needle sharer needle sharing needle shell needle sickness needle spar needle telegraph needle threader needle time needle trade needle valve needle wire needle-and-thread grass needle-clawed bushbaby needle-girl needle-in-the-eye syndrome needle-mover needle-nose gar needle-shaped needle-sharp needle-tailed swift needle-work needlebook needlebush needlecase needlecord needlecraft needledom needlefelt needlefish needleful needlegrass needlelace needleleaf needleless needlelike needlemaker needlemaking needleman needlenose needlenose pliers needlepoint needleproof needlepunch needler needler needlestack needlestick needlestone needlet needletail needletrade needlewise needlewoman needlewood needlework needleworked needleworking needly netting-needle on pins and needles on the needle packing-needle peg the needle pins and needles roweling-needle sea needle shepherd's needle silver needle noodle stick a needle in my eye thread needle thread the needle touch-needle
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acerate acupuncture body conifers crystal death penalty dial eye fine graph has has eye haystack implement in haystack indicator injection injections knit lethal injection measurement medical obelisk phonograph pierce piercing pin pinnacle point pointed pointy poke fun provoke record rock search sensor sew sew with sewing sewing tool sharp sharp point string stylus support tattoo tease temporary text tool
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blinding people with deliver drug draw blood draw thread embroider embroider pillow embroidery get reaction from harassing injecting into bloodstream injections make hole in material piecing things together piercing body parts playing record poking people with remove splinter repair sew sew button sew or to inject medicine sewing sewing clothes quilts pillows sewing fabric into clothing stitching tattooing people top of building
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.