To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. / (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. / (transitive, intransitive) To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.

Very sharp; as sharp as a needle / (of a sound) very high-pitched.

a small crystal of ice floating in the high atmosphere; a constituent of snow mist

In a needful manner; necessarily.

(idiomatic) Hyperbole to illustrate something that is almost impossible to do or to make happen.

(idiomatic) something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable

The small gap in a needle, with just enough space for a thread to pass through.

A type of valve having a small orifice and a needle-like plunger, allowing precise regulation of generally small flow rates.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A needle used for darning. / A damselfly, or a dragonfly that resembles one.

(uncountable) The art or process of working with a needle esp. in embroidery or needlepoint. / (countable) The product of such art or process.