home n Jens Windolf needle nee⋅dle [need-l] –noun 1. a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing. 2. any of various similar, usually considerably larger, implements for making stitches, as one for use in knitting or one hooked at the end for use in crocheting. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z name needle nap night nervous New Year’s Eve night-stand nude no