fir needle

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• siberian fir-needle oil — noun or siberian pine needle oil Usage: usually capitalized S : pine needle oil b …   Useful english dictionary

• needle — ► NOUN 1) a very thin pointed piece of metal with a hole or eye for thread at the blunter end, used in sewing. 2) a similar, larger instrument without an eye, used in knitting, crochet, etc. 3) the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe. 4) a …   English terms dictionary

• fir — ► NOUN ▪ an evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle shaped leaves. ORIGIN probably Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

• fir — Pine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are about twenty eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fir — Taxobox name = Abies firs fossil range = Fossil range|49|0cite journal|author=Shorn, Howard|author2=Wehr, Wesley| date=1986| title=Abies milleri, sp. nov., from the Middle Eocene Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington|… …   Wikipedia

• needle — 01. My eyes are getting weak, and it s really difficult for me to thread my [needle]. 02. Our daughter is terrified of [needles], so it s really hard to give her vaccinations. 03. The doctor gave the old woman a [needle] to help her with the pain …   Grammatical examples in English

• needle — n. & v. n. 1 a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and with a slit (eye) for thread at the other, used in sewing. b a larger plastic, wooden, etc. slender stick without an eye, used in knitting. c a slender hooked… …   Useful english dictionary

• needle — {{11}}needle (n.) O.E. nædl, from P.Gmc. *næthlo (Cf. O.S. nathla, O.N. nal, O.Fris. nedle, O.H.G. nadala, Ger. Nadel, Goth. neþla needle ), lit. a tool for sewing, from PIE *net la , from root * (s)ne to sew, to spin (Cf. Skt …   Etymology dictionary

• needle — [[t]ni͟ːd(ə)l[/t]] needles, needling, needled 1) N COUNT A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing. It has a sharp point at one end and a hole in the other for a thread to go through. 2) N COUNT: usu supp N… …   English dictionary

• fir — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] firs N VAR A fir or a fir tree is a tall evergreen tree that has thin needle like leaves …   English dictionary

• needle — noun 1》 a very fine, slender piece of metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.     ↘a similar, larger instrument used in crochet, knitting, etc. 2》 the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe. 3》 …   English new terms dictionary