Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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needle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dry point | Yes | No | No | No |
needle (noun) | dry point (noun) |
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a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) | a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate |
a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument | a print produced by dry point engraving |
a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record | |
the leaf of a conifer |
needle (verb) | dry point (verb) |
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annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism | |
prick with a needle |