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Etymology 1 n. (plural of needle English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: needle) Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete spelling of needless English)

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Needles, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 4830
Housing Units (2000): 2551
Land area (2000): 29.765408 sq. miles (77.092050 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.408643 sq. miles (1.058381 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 30.174051 sq. miles (78.150431 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50734
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.838312 N, 114.611067 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 92363
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Needles (Black Hills)

The Needles of the Black Hills of South Dakota are a region of eroded granite pillars, towers, and spires within Custer State Park. Popular with rock climbers and tourists alike, the Needles are accessed from the Needles Highway, which is a part of Sylvan Lake Road (SD 87/89). The Cathedral Spires and Limber Pine Natural Area, a 637-acre portion of the Needles containing six ridges of pillars as well as a disjunct stand of limber pine, was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976.

The Needles were the original site proposed for the Mount Rushmore carvings. The location was rejected by the sculptor Gutzon Borglum owing to the poor quality of the granite and the fact that they were too thin to support the sculptures. The Needles attract approximately 300,000 people annually.

Needles (horse)

Needles (April 29, 1953 – October 15, 1984) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1956, he became the first Florida-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby and also won the Belmont Stakes.

Usage examples of "needles".

The thought made him smile as he lathered himself beneath the pulsing needles of water that all but filled the steamy shower enclosure.

One was full of books, a spyglass, small boxes of fishing lures, the segments of her split bamboo fly rod, a packet of embroidery needles and floss, and other items.

It ignored the hot needles of fatigue that stitched across her shoulders and made her thighs quiver beneath the flowing, sea-green chiffon gown.

The snake quivered along its thick length, making a sound like pine needles shaken in a paper bag.

Pine needles and sharp stones smarted against her bare feet, but she noticed them only at a distance.

Just lifting the pick had sent hot needles of protest up her arms and shoulders.

Everything was magnified—the soft scrape of leather soles on pavement, the rub of needles against branches, the fluid ripple of sprinklers on another hill, the whisper of silk caressing her legs.

He eased between two large pines, letting the fallen needles cushion the sound of his footsteps.

Centuries of pine needles softened the impact of hooves on the ground, giving a silence that was almost eerie to the horses’ passage.

The tone was a caress as intangible and undeniable as the subtle currents flowing through the Spanish needles, stitching together two halves of an enigmatic whole.

He simply accepted it as he had the uncanny currents of the Spanish needles, a mystery that didn’t have to be understood to be used.

Hours ago they had started working with the needles here, then had gone on to other parts of the valley.

Rarely did the needles come apart, despite the rocky, uneven terrain and the detours around trees or fallen logs.

The needles pivoted slowly, as though pinned to a point uphill and beneath the pile of rubble.

Despite that, it should have been impossible to keep the needles in touch.