Needle and Start

Needle

Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

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Start and needle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead the word "Needle" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Needle and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needle" instead the word "Start" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

full	full needle	full start
fresh	fresh needle	fresh start
long	long needle	long start
complete	complete needle	complete start
Other adjectives: small, actual, massive, big, huge, infected, final, last, running, literal.

people	needle people	start people
company	needle company	start company

They start arguing over who Yin will kill first, and whether he plans on sterilizing the needle between uses.

Source: Series / Psych
Then he brings over a tattooing needle, and prepares to start carving up her face before Logan saves her.

Source: Mutilation Interrogation
The third (and most difficult) requires players to press the start button when their respective needle enters a certain area.

Source: Video Game / Let's Go Jungle!

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