# Needle

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**Needle** or **Needles** may refer to:

## Crafting

- [Crochet needle](/source/Crochet_needle), a tool for making loops in thread or yarn
- [Knitting needle](/source/Knitting_needle), a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle
- [Sewing needle](/source/Sewing_needle), a long slender tool with a pointed tip
- [Trussing needle](/source/Trussing_needle), a long slender tool, sometimes with a flattened point, to tie poultry for cooking
- [Upholstery needle](/source/Upholstery_needle), a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved

## Science and technology

### Botany

- [Needle (botany)](/source/Needle_(botany)), of conifers

### Medicine

- [Acupuncture needle](/source/Acupuncture_needle), in alternative medicine
- [Hypodermic needle](/source/Hypodermic_needle), a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body
- [Surgical needle](/source/Surgical_needle), several types of needles used for surgical suture
- [Tuohy needle](/source/Tuohy_needle), a needle used to administer epidural catheters

### Technology

- [Gramophone needle](/source/Gramophone_needle), used for playing records
- Indicator needle, of a [measuring instrument](/source/Measuring_instrument)
- [Needle valve](/source/Needle_valve)

## People

- [Dave Needle](/source/Dave_Needle) (1947–2016), American engineer
- [Sharon Needles](/source/Sharon_Needles) (born 1981), American drag queen

## Places

- [Needle Rocks](/source/Needle_Rocks), Tasmania, Australia
- [Needle Island](/source/Needle_Island), McDonald Islands, Australia
- [The Needles](/source/The_Needles), a rock formation on the western tip of the Isle of Wight
- [The Needle, Orkney](/source/The_Needle,_Orkney), a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland
- [Needle Mountains](/source/Needle_Mountains), Colorado, United States
- [Needles (Black Hills)](/source/Needles_(Black_Hills)), a region of granite pillars in South Dakota, United States
- [Needles, California](/source/Needles,_California), United States
- *L'Aiguille* ("the Needle"), part of a chalk formation in [Étretat](/source/%C3%89tretat), France

## Arts and entertainment

### Film

- [*Needle* (1990 film)](/source/Needle_(1990_film)), a television film by Jimmy McGovern
- [*Needle* (2010 film)](/source/Needle_(2010_film)), a supernatural horror film
- [*The Needle* (1988 film)](/source/The_Needle_(1988_film)), a Soviet film starring Viktor Tsoi

### Music

- [Needle (band)](/source/Needle_(band)), an American industrial rock band
- ["Needle" (song)](/source/Needle_(song)), by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
- "Needle", a song on the album *[All for One](/source/All_for_One_(The_Screaming_Jets_album))* by The Screaming Jets
- "Needle", a song on the album *[Birthmarks](/source/Birthmarks_(Born_Ruffians_album))* by Born Ruffians

### Other arts and entertainment

- [*Needle* (novel)](/source/Needle_(novel)), by Hal Clement
- [Needle (comics)](/source/Needle_(comics)), a Marvel Comics character
- [*Needle* (module)](/source/Needle_(module)), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module
- Needle, a character from *[Battle for Dream Island](/source/Battle_for_Dream_Island)*, an animated web series

## Other uses

- [Baiting needle](/source/Baiting_needle), used in angling
- [USS *Needle* (SP-649)](/source/USS_Needle_(SP-649)), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Needle, a [cheerleading stunt](/source/List_of_cheerleading_stunts#Body_positions)

## See also

- [The Needles (disambiguation)](/source/The_Needles_(disambiguation))
- [Space Needle (disambiguation)](/source/Space_Needle_(disambiguation))
- [Needle gun (disambiguation)](/source/Needle_gun_(disambiguation))
- [Needlefish (disambiguation)](/source/Needlefish_(disambiguation))
- [Needler (disambiguation)](/source/Needler_(disambiguation))

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