knitting needle

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noun

either of two types of instruments used for hand knitting: a straight rod of steel, wood, plastic, etc., pointed at one or both ends, used in pairs, or a single curved, flexible rod with two pointed ends.

any of various needlelike devices used in machine knitting.

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Origin of knitting needle

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby knitting needle

kniphofia, knish, knit, knitted, knitting, knitting needle, knitwear, knives, knob, knobble, knobbling roll

How to use knitting needle in a sentence

There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.
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More than secular nationalist movements or industrial interests or mental illness or knitting groups?
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All of these may factor into the inability to move the needle on the scale.
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She could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis.
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A sheet covered his body from the neck down, making it impossible to see where, exactly, the needle had been inserted.
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The needle of the archdruidress broke, as she shook her head viciously at the scoffer.
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The individual prisms are usually slender, with one beveled, wedge-like end, but are sometimes needle-like.
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She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.
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Mrs. Ducksmith gathered up her knitting and retired, Aristide dashing to the door to open it for her.
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Mrs. Ducksmith shot a timid glance at him and the knitting needles clicked together nervously.
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