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Noun
- 1
needle
A thin, long metallic item with a pointed end that is used to sew or make clothes.
Korean definition: 옷 등을 꿰매거나 만드는 데 쓰는, 쇠로 된 가늘고 끝이 뾰족한 물건.
Mother and daughter faced each other, threaded a needle, and began mending the torn beoseon socks.
Whenever family members had indigestion, my mother would rub the needle on her head and prick their fingers without hesitation.
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hand
A long, thin object in a clock or scale that points to the markings.
Korean definition: 시계나 저울 등에서 눈금을 가리키는 가늘고 긴 물건.
Before weighing myself, I set the needle on the scale to zero.
As we turned onto a long, straight stretch of flat road, the speedometer needle shot up in an instant.
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needle
A long, thin stick that is used to weave the thread in knitting.
Korean definition: 뜨개질을 할 때 실을 감아 엮는 가늘고 긴 막대.
I'm still clumsy at knitting, so stitches kept slipping off the needle.
In the living room, Mom was knitting diligently with yarn in one hand and a needle in the other.
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needle
A thin item with a pointed end that has a conduit inside it for forcing air or liquid like intravenous medication into a person or object.
Korean definition: 주사약이나 바람을 넣기 위하여 액체나 바람이 속으로 통하게 만든, 끝이 뾰족하고 가는 물건.
I started getting nervous from the moment the nurse took out a needle and attached it to the syringe.
Seeing the child lying there with a needle in his right hand made me feel sorry for him.