Needle Explained
Needle may refer to:
Crafting
- Crochet needle, a tool for making loops in thread or yarn
- Knitting needle, a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle
- Sewing needle, a long slender tool with a pointed tip
- Trussing needle, a long slender tool, sometimes with a flattened point, to tie poultry for cooking
- Upholstery needle, a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved
Science and technology
Botany
- Needle (botany), of conifers
Medicine
- Acupuncture needle, in alternative medicine
- Hypodermic needle, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body
- Surgical needle, several types of needles used for surgical suture
- Tuohy needle, a needle used to administer epidural catheters
Technology
People
Places
- Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia
- Needle Island, McDonald Islands, Australia
- The Needles, a rock formation on the western tip of the Isle of Wight
- The Needle, Orkney, a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland
- Needle Mountains, Colorado, United States
- Needles (Black Hills), a region of granite pillars in South Dakota, United States
- Needles, California, United States
- L'Aiguille ("the Needle"), part of a chalk formation in Étretat, France
Arts and entertainment
Film
Music
Other arts and entertainment
Other uses
- USS Needle (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Needle, a cheerleading stunt
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