Plural of needle
regular plural
The plural of needle is needles.
Forms of needle
| Singular | needle /ˈniː.dəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | needles |
| Countable | countable |
Needles in a sentence
- Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.
- He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.From the entry extreme
- Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick.From the entry slick
- The Christmas tree fell in a flutter of ornaments and pine needles.From the entry flutter
- The sewing workbox held fabric, needles, notions, patterns, and other supplies.From the entry workbox
Meaning of needle
- noun A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- noun Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
- noun A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph.
Questions about the plural of needle
- What is the plural of needle?
- The plural of needle is needles.
- Is needle countable?
- Needle is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: needle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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