Needle
Crafting
- Crochet needle, a tool for making loops in thread or yarn
- Knitting needle, a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle
- Sewing needle, a long slender tool with a pointed tip
- Trussing needle, a long slender tool, sometimes with a flattened point, to tie poultry for cooking
- Upholstery needle, a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved
Science and technology
Botany
- Pine needle, the adult leaf of a pine tree
- Needle (botany), of conifers
Medicine
- Hypodermic needle, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body
- Paresthesia, a tingling or numbing sensation commonly known as "pins and needles"
- Surgical needle, several types of needles used for surgical suture
- Tuohy needle, a needle used to administer epidural catheters
Technology
- Acupuncture needle, in alternative medicine
- Gramophone needle, used for playing records
- Indicator needle, of a measuring instrument
- Needle, of a tattoo machine
- Needle-shaped plunger, of a needle valve
Places
United States
- Needles, California, a city in San Bernardino
- The Needles, a series of granite spires in the Sequoia National Forest, California
- Crestone Needle, a mountain in Colorado
- Needle Mountains, Colorado
- Needles (Black Hills), a region of granite pillars in South Dakota
- The Needles district, the southeast section of Canyonlands National Park, and a rocky area within the park, San Juan County, Utah
- Space Needle, Seattle, Washington
Elsewhere
- L'Aiguille ("the Needle"), part of a chalk formation in Étretat, France
- Needle (stack), a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland
- Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia
- Needles, British Columbia, an unincorporated area in British Columbia, Canada
- Needles, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
- The Needles, three stacks of chalk off the Isle of Wight, England
- Sewing-Machine Needles, a group of three prominent rock needles near Rancho Point, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands
Arts and entertainment
Bands
- Needle (band), an American industrial rock band
- The Needles (band), a four-piece band formed in the late 90s
Songs
- "Needles", by Adema on the album Unstable
- "Needle", by The Screaming Jets on the album All for One
- "Needles", by System of a Down on the album Toxicity
- "Needles", by Seether on the albums Disclaimer and Disclaimer II
Fictional characters
- Needle (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Needles, a Back to the Future character
Films
- Needle (1990 film), a 1990 television film by Jimmy McGovern
- Needle (2010 film), a 2010 supernatural horror film
- The Needle (1988 film), a 1988 Soviet film starring Viktor Tsoi
Other arts and entertainment
- Cleopatra's Needle, two obelisks in London and New York City
- Needle (novel), by Hal Clement
- Needle (module), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module
People
- Dave Needle (1947–2016), American engineer
- Arthur C. Needles (1867-1936), President of the Norfolk and Western Railway
- Dan Needles, playwright
- Phoebe Augusta Needles (1906–1913), daughter of Arthur C. Needles and namesake of the Phoebe Needles Mission School
- Edward Needles Hallowell (1836–1871), United States Army officer
- Jimmy Needles (1900–1969), American basketball coach
- Thomas B. Needles (1835–1914), American politician and businessman
Other uses
- Needle, a cheerleading stunt
- Needles (horse) (1953–1984), American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse
- USS Needle (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Needles (Amtrak station), a train station in Needles, California, US
- Needles Ferry, a ferry between Needles and Fauquier, British Columbia, Canada
See also
- Microperforation
- Nadel (disambiguation)
- The Needles (disambiguation)
- Needle gun (disambiguation)
- Needlefish (disambiguation)
- The Needler or needlegun
- Needle play
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