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needle (EN)
שם עצם, פועל

שם עצם “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. מחט
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. מחט (עלה מחטני)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. מחוג
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. מחט (מחט פטיפון)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. מחרוזת
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. הזרקה קטלנית
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

פועל “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. לדקור
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. להקניט
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. לעצב בצורת מחט
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.