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needle meaning in Sinhala

කටුව kaṭuwa

/ˈniː.dəl/

needle in Sinhala: කටුව (kaṭuwa), සූචිය (sūciya). In English, needle means 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.

Sinhala words for needle

implement for sewing etc.
කටුව kaṭuwa, සූචිය sūciya

English meaning of needle

  1. 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.
  2. noun Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
  3. noun A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph.
  4. noun A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

Full definition of needle

needle in a sentence

  • The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.
  • The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.
  • Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.

Synonyms of needle

needle in other languages

Questions about needle in Sinhala

What is the meaning of needle in Sinhala?
Needle in Sinhala is කටුව (kaṭuwa), සූචිය (sūciya).
needle යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Needle: කටුව (kaṭuwa), සූචිය (sūciya).
What does needle mean in English?
Needle means 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.

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