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needle-like

needle-like is the alternative form of needlelike.

Meaning of needlelike

Adjective

needlelike (comparative more needlelike, superlative most needlelike)

  1. Resembling a needle in shape.
    • It has a needlelike tower rising above a 23-foot-8-inch-wide street front.2007 March 18, Josh Barbanel, “Tall and Thin, Back in Fashion”, in New York Times

Forms of needle-like

comparativemore needle-like
superlativemost needle-like

Questions about needle-like

What is needle-like the alternative form of?
Needle-like is the alternative form of needlelike.

Words near needle-like in the dictionary

  1. needle-clawed bushbabies
  2. needle-clawed bushbaby
  3. needle-girl
  4. needle-girls
  5. needle-in-the-eye syndrome
  6. needle-like
  7. needle-mover
  8. needle-movers
  9. needle-moving
  10. needle-nose gar
  11. needle-shaped

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