needles

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proper noun

A set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the Isle of Wight, England.

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Meanings

needles1

nounneedles pl
  1. pluralplural of needle
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of needle

needles2

adjectiveneedles (comparative more needles, superlative most needles)

comparative more needles · superlative most needles

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of needless.

    If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.

    1588?, Robert Browne, “A Reproofe of Certeine Schismatical Persons & Their Doctrine Touching the Hearing & Preaching of the Word of God” in Cartwrightiana, ed. Albert Peel and Leland Henry Carlson (1951, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust by Allen and Unwin), page 228

Needles3

proper nounthe Needles
  1. A set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the Isle of Wight, England.
proper noun
  1. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  2. A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A surname

Origin

needles · noun, verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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needles · adjective

See needless.

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APA

needles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needles

MLA

“needles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needles. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needles,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needles.

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