sewing needle
sewing needle · sewing needles
A dragonfly or damselflyA dragonfly or damselfly.
Meaning
2 sensesA dragonfly or damselfly.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.
a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
Origin
Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, grCompare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)).
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Forms
plural: sewing needles| Singular | sewing needle |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.:dragonflydarning needledevil's darning needlesnake feedersnake doctormosquito hawkskeeter hawk