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needle (EN)
اسم، فعل

اسم “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. سوزن
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. سوزن (برگ درختان سوزنی‌برگ)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. عقربه
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. سوزن (گوشی گرامافون)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. رشته
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. سوزن (تزریق مرگبار)
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

فعل “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. سوزن زدن
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. اذیت کردن
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. سوزنی شکل کردن
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.