needle

Meanings

Noun

• the leaf of a conifer
• a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
• a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
• a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

Verb

• goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
  • "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
• prick with a needle

Synonyms

acerate leaf, goad, phonograph needle