"needles" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more needles [comparative], most needles [superlative]
Etymology: See needless. Etymology templates: {{m|en|needless}} needless Head templates: {{en-adj}} needles (comparative more needles, superlative most needles)
  1. Obsolete spelling of needless Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: needless
    Sense id: en-needles-en-adj-G0DkUE~F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: needle + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|needle|s}} needle + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form|g=p}} needles pl
  1. plural of needle Tags: form-of, plural Form of: needle
    Sense id: en-needles-en-noun-2CWOwlaH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: needle + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|needle|s}} needle + -s Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} needles
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of needle Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: needle
    Sense id: en-needles-en-verb-9YlBKkd6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 6 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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