needle

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. the leaf of a conifer (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
acerate leaf
• Hypernyms:
simple leaf
2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
pointer
3. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
implement
• Hyponyms:
crochet needle, crochet hook, dry point, hypodermic needle, knitting needle,
packing needle, sewing needle
• Part Meronyms:
eye, point
4. a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
• Syn:
phonograph needle
• Hypernyms:
stylus

II - verb

1. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism (Freq. 1)
- He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
• Syn:
goad
• Derivationally related forms:
goad (for: goad), goading (for: goad)
• Hypernyms:
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy,
chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. prick with a needle
• Topics:
sewing, stitchery
• Hypernyms:
prickle, prick
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  phonograph needle, acerate leaf, goad