- thorn needle
- noun
: a phonograph needle made of cactus spine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
thorn needle
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needle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obelisk, Cleopatra s needle; thorn, prickle; stylus; syringe. See sharpness. v. t., informal, rib, josh, tease, ridicule, heckle, prick, goad; harass, torment, ride. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) n … English dictionary for students
thorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine, prickle, briar, bramble; annoyance, irritation. See sharpness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prickle, spine, brier, briar, nettle, bramble, barb, thistle; see also point 2 , spine 1 . III … English dictionary for students
needle — Synonyms and related words: Gramophone, Gyrosin compass, PA, PA system, RDF, Victrola, aculeus, acumination, aggravate, annoy, arrow, audio sound system, audiophile, auger, badger, bait, banter, be at, bedevil, beset, between, binaural system,… … Moby Thesaurus
needle — n 1. darner, bodkin, pin, tag, nib, neb, tip; hypodermic needle, Brit. Si. jag, probe, Surg. trocar. 2. stylus, style, point, graver, engraver, scauper; die, tool, punch, stamp; perforator, piercer, puncturer; bit, auger, drill, borer. 3. pine… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
thorn — Synonyms and related words: adherent, adhesive, affliction, annoyance, bane, barb, barnacle, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, bother, bramble, brier, bristle, bugbear, bulldog, burden, burden of care, burr, cactus, calamity … Moby Thesaurus
Thread needle — Thread Thread (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS. [thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan. traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See {Throw}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thread the needle — Thread Thread (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS. [thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan. traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See {Throw}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barb — noun 1) the hook has a nasty barb Syn: spike, prong, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill 2) the barbs from his critics Syn: insult, sneer, jibe, cutting remark … Thesaurus of popular words
prickle — 1. noun 1) the cactus is covered with prickles Syn: thorn, needle, barb, spike, point, spine 2) Willie felt a cold prickle of fear Syn: tingle, tingling, tingling sensation, prickling sensation, chill … Thesaurus of popular words
List of Acacia species — Several cladistic analyses have shown that the genus Acacia is not monophyletic. While the subg. Acacia and subg. Phyllodineae are monophyletic, subg. Aculeiferum is not. This subgenus consists of three clades.Therefore, the following list of… … Wikipedia
