Needles meaning : A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers. A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs. (usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection. A text string that is searched for within another string. (see: needle in a haystack) To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.