needle

/nˈidəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the leaf of a conifer
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

verb

1. annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism
   “He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”
2. prick with a needle

Synonyms for needle

• acerate leaf
• phonograph needle
• goad

Words that rhyme with needle

• tweedle
• beadle
• beedle
• cheadle
• freedle
• friedel
• friedl
• keadle
• liedel
• meidl
• nedel
• neidl
• riedel
• riedl
• steidl
• steidle
• wiedel