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needle (EN)
nomino, kitenzi

nomino “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. sindano
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. sindano (ya mti)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. mshale
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. sindano (ya gramafoni)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. neno (linalotafutwa)
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. sindano (ya kifo)
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

kitenzi “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. kuchoma
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. kuchokoza
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. kutengeneza kuwa na umbo la sindano
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.