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needle (EN)
съществително име, глагол

съществително име “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. игла
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. игла (лист на дърво)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. стрелка
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. игла (за грамофон)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. низ
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. инжекция (смъртоносна)
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

глагол “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. пробождам
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. дразня
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. изтънявам (като игла)
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.