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1 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) saumnál2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) nál; prjónn3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) nál, vísir4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) barrnál•- needlework -
2 knitting-needle
noun (a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting.) prjónn -
3 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) áttaviti2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) sirkill3) (scope or range.) svið, takmörk• -
4 hypodermic
noun, adjective((an instrument) used for injecting a drug under the skin: a hypodermic needle.) sprauta -
5 needlework
noun (work done with a needle ie sewing, embroidery etc.) saumaskapur -
6 stylus
(a needle of a record player.) nál -
7 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) þráður, tvinni2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) skrúfgangur3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) samhengi, þráður2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) þræða2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) þræða sig áfram• -
8 crochet
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9 dexterity
[dek'sterəti](skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands: She showed her dexterity with a needle and thread.) (hand)lagni- dexterous- dextrous -
10 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) auga2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) auga; lykkja; gat3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) skyn, næmt auga2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) fylgjast með, horfa á- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
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11 jab
[‹æb] 1. past tense, past participle - jabbed; verb(to poke or prod: He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.) stinga2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) stunga -
12 stitch
[sti ] 1. noun1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) lykkja, saumur, (nál)spor2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) tiltekin aðferð; -prjón, -saumur3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) hlaupastingur2. verb(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) sauma, staga í- in stitches
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13 syringe
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14 thimble
['Ɵimbl](a kind of metal or plastic capital to protect the finger and push the needle when sewing.) fingurbjörg
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