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needle (EN)
명사, 동사

명사 “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. 바늘
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. 바늘잎
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. 바늘 (계기판의 바늘)
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. 바늘 (턴테이블의 바늘)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. 검색어
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. 주사 (사형)
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

동사 “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. 찌르다
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. 괴롭히다
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. 바늘 모양으로 만들다
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.