Move
Move verb - To change the place or position of.
Needle
Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.
How words are described
| special | special move | special needle |
| particular | particular move | particular needle |
| specific | specific move | specific needle |
| complete | complete move | complete needle |
| Other adjectives: certain, standard, simple, dirty, actual, big, wrong, secret, final, last, available. | ||
Common collocations
| people | move people | needle people |
Both words in one sentence
-
Mayfield drugs him in a desperate attempt to move suspicion away from Mayfield but this makes Mayfield even more suspect, after the needle mark was noted on the left arm of a left-handed man.
Source: Series / Columbo -
Old analogue Voltmeters and Ammeters suffered a similar flaw where if the reading caused the needle to move too quickly it could strike the highest point and actually deform, rendering it completely useless.
Source: Readings Blew Up the Scale - Because of this now, he can move his muscles in inhuman ways, and is actually quite limber with both his needle hands, and his Sythe.
Source: Fan Fic / Young Justice Titans
Cite this Source
Needle and Move. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/move/needle
Move & Needle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/move/needle>.
Needle or Move. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/move/needle.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "move" and "needle" have occurred on timeline