sewing needle

noun

A dragonfly or damselfly.

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Meanings

nounsewing needle (plural sewing needles)

plural sewing needles

  1. A dragonfly or damselfly.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.

    Synonyms: odonate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sewing, needle.

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odonate

More synonyms by meaning

nounslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

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dragonflydarning needledevil's darning needlesnake feedersnake doctormosquito hawkskeeter hawk
Broader
odonate
Also see
darning needledevil's darning needledragonflymosquito hawkskeeter hawksnake doctorsnake feeder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)).

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Translations

Finnish sudenkorento
  • sudenkorentodragonfly or damselfly
Cite this entry
APA

sewing needle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sewing%20needle

MLA

“sewing needle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sewing%20needle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sewing needle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sewing%20needle.

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