ETYM Old Eng. nedle, as. naedl; akin to Dutch neald, os. nâdla, German nadel, Old High Germ. nâdal, nâdala, Icel. nâl, Swed. nal, Dan. naal, and also to German nähen to sew, Old High Germ. nâjan, Latin nere to spin.
1. A sharp pointed implement (usually steel).
2. A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument.

1. To prick with a needle, in sewing or embroidering.
2. To nag or tease.

A disease of conifers causing the needles to fall; SYN. needle cast, leaf cast.

Fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums; SYN. needle rush, slender spike rush, hair grass, Eleocharis acicularis.

Shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia; SYN. needle bush, Hakea lissosperma.

Thinly ribbed cotton.

The world of sewing.