Needle
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A needle is generally a thin, cylindrical object, often with a sharp point on the end.
Needle may refer to:
Crafting
- Knitting needle, a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle
- Sewing needle, a long slender tool with a pointed tip
- Trussing needle, a long slender tool, sometimes with a flattened point, to tie poultry for cooking
- Upholstery needle, a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved
Botany
- Pine needle, the adult leaf of a pine tree
- Needle (botany)
Places
- Cleopatra's Needles, the name of three obelisks in London, Paris, and New York City
- Crestone Needle, a mountain in Colorado, United States
- Needle Mountains, Colorado, United States
- Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia
- Needles (Black Hills), a region of granite pillars in South Dakota, United States
- Needles, California, United States
- The Needles, three stacks of chalk off the Isle of Wight, England
- The Needles, a district of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States
- Sewing-Machine Needles, a group of three prominent rock needles near Rancho Point, Deception Island, Shetland Islands
- The Needles, a series of granite spires in the Sequoia National Forest, California
- Space Needle, Seattle, Washington, United States
Medicine
- Acupuncture needles
- Hypodermic needle, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body
- Paresthesia, a tingling or numbing sensation commonly known as "pins and needles"
- Surgical needles, various types of needles used for surgical suture
- Tuohy needle, a needle used to administer epidural catheters
Music
- Gramophone needle, used for playing records
- "Needles", a song by Adema on the album Unstable
- "Needle", a song by The Screaming Jets on the album All for One
- "Needles and Pins", a song by Deftones on Deftones
- The Needles (band), a four-piece band formed in the late 90s
People
- Dave Needle (died 2016), American engineer
- Dan Needles, playwright
- Edward Needles Hallowell (1836–1871), United States Army officer
- Jimmy Needles (1900–1969), American basketball coach
- Thomas B. Needles (1835-1914), American politician and businessman
Other uses
- Indicator needle of a measuring instrument
- "Needle", a cheerleading stunt
- Needle (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Needle (2010 film), a 2010 supernatural horror film
- Needle (1988 film), a 1988 Soviet film starring Viktor Tsoi
- Needle (novel), by Hal Clement
- Needles (horse) (1953–1984), American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse
- Tattoo machine needle
- USS Needle (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Needle (module), a Dungeons & Dragons module
- Needles (Amtrak station), a train station in Needles, California, USA
- Needle (constructional) A temporary support put through a masonry wall, supported at each side in order to enable a window or door to be created beneath it
See also
- Microperforation
- Nadel (disambiguation)
- Needle gun (disambiguation)
- Needle valve
- Needlefish (disambiguation)
- The Needler
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