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Multi-word Results
darning needle |
a large needle with a big eye, used in darning. [2 definitions] |
devil's darning needle |
a dragonfly. |
electric needle |
a needle through which electricity runs, used in surgery to cauterize tissue. |
knitting needle |
a long slender rod of plastic, metal, or the like for hand-knitting that is tapered at one or both ends and usu. used in pairs. |
magnetic needle |
a thin magnetized bar of steel situated within an instrument, such as a compass, so that it indicates the direction of the earth's magnetic poles. |
needle valve |
a valve having a slender point that fits precisely into a conical seat, for accurately regulating the flow of fluid, as in a carburetor. |
pine needle |
the needle-shaped leaf of a pine tree. |
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