Needle may refer to:

Crafting

Crochet needle A crochet hook (or crochet needle) is an implement used to make loops in thread or yarn and to interlock them into crochet stitches. It is a round shaft pointed on one end, with a lateral groove behind it. The point eases the insertion of the hook ...

, 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 sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or ''eye'') to hold the sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel ...

, 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

Needle (botany) Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extan ...

, of conifers

Medicine

Hypodermic needle A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (''hypo-'' = under), and δέρμα (''derma'' = skin)), one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps, is a very thin, hollow tube with one sharp tip. It is commonly used w ...

, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body * Surgical needle, several types of needles used for surgical suture *

Tuohy needle A Tuohy (/tOO-ee/) needle is a hollow hypodermic needle A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (''hypo-'' = under), and δέρμα (''derma'' = skin)), one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps, is a very ...

, 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 A measuring instrument is a device to measure a physical quantity. In the physical sciences, quality assurance, and engineering, measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. Est ...

Needle valve A needle valve is a type of valve with a small port and a threaded, needle-shaped plunger. It allows precise regulation of flow, although it is generally only capable of relatively low flow rates. Construction and operation An instrument ne ...

Places

* Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia * Needle (stack), a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland * Needle Mountains, Colorado, United States * Needles, California, United States

Arts and entertainment

Music

* Needle (band), an American industrial rock band * "Needle", a song on the album '' All for One'' by The Screaming Jets

Films

* ''Needle'' (1990 film), a television film by Jimmy McGovern * ''Needle'' (2010 film), a supernatural horror film * ''The Needle'' (1988 film), a Soviet film starring Viktor Tsoi

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Needle'' (novel), by Hal Clement *

Needle (comics) The Needle is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mark Gruenwald, Carmine Infantino, and Al Gordon, the character first appeared in ''Spider-Woman'' #9 (December 197 ...

, a Marvel Comics character * ''Needle'' (module), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module

Other uses

Dave Needle David Lewis Needle (December 17, 1947 – February 20, 2016) was an American computer engineer. He was a key engineer and co-chief architect in the creation of the Amiga 1000 computer with Jay Miner, Dave Morse, and R. J. Mical. He was one of ...

(1947–2016), American engineer * USS ''Needle'' (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Needle, a cheerleading stunt *

Sharon Needles Sharon Needles (born November 28, 1981) is the stage name of Aaron R. Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist. A self-described "stupid genius, reviled sweetheart, and PBR princess", Needles rose to international attention on the ...

(born 1981), American drag queen