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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
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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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