needle

Noun

• a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

• a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

• a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

• the leaf of a conifer

Verb

• prick with a needle

• goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
  • He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  phonograph needle , acerate leaf , goad