Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth;
2.
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest;
adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.;
[syn: dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sewing needle
n 1: a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle, devil's
darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake
doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk]