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Word entry · 6 letters

needle

Best crossword clue

"Sharp sewing tool"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈniː.dəl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted deeelnStarts with NEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
1N2E3E4D5L6E

Definitions

  1. annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism

Word origin

From Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl, from Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, from pre-Germanic *neh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to spin, twist”).

Used in a sentence

  • The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.
  • reusable needles
  • single-use needles

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Sharp sewing tool6 letters
02Sewing tool6 letters

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