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DARNING NEEDLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Synonyms:
darning needle; devil's darning needle; dragonfly; mosquito hawk; sewing needle; skeeter hawk; snake doctor; snake feeder
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("darning needle" is a kind of...):
odonate (large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
Synonyms:
darning needle; embroidery needle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("darning needle" is a kind of...):
sewing needle (a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth)
