Needle or Needles may refer to:

Crafting

  • Crochet needle, a tool for making loops in thread or yarn
  • Knitting needle, a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle
  • Sewing needle, a long slender tool with a pointed tip
  • Trussing needle, a long slender tool, sometimes with a flattened point, to tie poultry for cooking
  • Upholstery needle, a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved

Science and technology

Botany

  • Needle (botany), of conifers<!--ambig redir-->

Medicine

  • Acupuncture needle, in alternative medicine
  • Hypodermic needle, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body
  • Surgical needle, several types of needles used for surgical suture
  • Tuohy needle, a needle used to administer epidural catheters

Technology

  • Gramophone needle, used for playing records
  • Indicator needle, of a measuring instrument
  • Needle valve

People

  • Dave Needle (1947–2016), American engineer
  • Sharon Needles (born 1981), American drag queen

Places

  • Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia
  • Needle Island, McDonald Islands, Australia
  • The Needles, a rock formation on the western tip of the Isle of Wight
  • The Needle, Orkney, a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland
  • Needle Mountains, Colorado, United States
  • Needles (Black Hills), a region of granite pillars in South Dakota, United States
  • Needles, California, United States
  • L'Aiguille ("the Needle"), part of a chalk formation in Étretat, France

Arts and entertainment

Film

  • Needle (1990 film), a television film by Jimmy McGovern
  • Needle (2010 film), a supernatural horror film
  • The Needle (1988 film), a Soviet film starring Viktor Tsoi

Music

  • Needle (band), an American industrial rock band
  • "Needle" (song), by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
  • "Needle", a song on the album All for One by The Screaming Jets
  • "Needle", a song on the album Birthmarks by Born Ruffians

Other arts and entertainment

  • Needle (novel), by Hal Clement
  • Needle (comics), a Marvel Comics character
  • Needle (module), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module
  • Needle, a character from Battle for Dream Island, an animated web series

Other uses

  • Baiting needle, used in angling
  • USS Needle (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • Needle, a cheerleading stunt

See also

  • The Needles (disambiguation)
  • Space Needle (disambiguation)
  • Needle gun (disambiguation)
  • Needlefish (disambiguation)
  • Needler (disambiguation)