The Wordsmith Dictionary

nee dler |ˈnēdl -ər, -lər ˈnidlər | ▶noun 1 a person who annoys or antagonizes another. 2 (in science fiction ) a weapon that fires needlelike projectiles.

needless

need less |ˈnēdlis ˈnidlɪs | ▶adjective (of something bad ) unnecessary; avoidable: I deplore needless waste. PHRASES needless to say of course. DERIVATIVES need less ly adverb, need less ness noun

needletail

needletail |ˈniːd (ə )lteɪl |(also needle-tailed swift ) ▶noun an Asian spine-tailed swift, believed to be the world's fastest flying bird. ●Genus Hirundapus, family Apodidae: four species.

needle time

nee ¦dle time ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. an agreed maximum allowance of time for broadcasting recorded music. ORIGIN 1960s: with reference to the ‘needle ’ in the groove of a record.

needle valve

nee dle valve ▶noun a valve closed by a thin tapering part.

needlewoman

nee dle wom an |ˈnēdlˌwo͝omən ˈnidlˌwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. needlewomen ) a woman or girl who has particular sewing skills or who sews for a living.

needlework

nee dle work |ˈnēdlˌwərk ˈnidlˌwərk | ▶noun the art or practice of sewing or embroidery: Mrs. Zurndorfer specializes in needlework. • sewn or embroidered items collectively: exhibits include European and Eastern needlework. DERIVATIVES nee dle work er noun

needn't

need n't |ˈnēdnt ˈnidnt | ▶contraction need not.

needs

needs |nēdz nidz | ▶adverb (in phrase must needs (or needs must ) do something ) archaic cannot avoid or help doing something: they must needs depart. ORIGIN Old English nēdes (see need, -s 3 ).

needy

need y |ˈnēdē ˈnidi | ▶adjective ( needier, neediest ) (of a person ) lacking the necessities of life; very poor: needy and elderly people. • (of circumstances ) characterized by poverty: those from needy backgrounds. DERIVATIVES need i ness noun

Oxford Dictionary

need

need |niːd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 require (something ) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable: I need help now | [ with present participle ] : this shirt needs washing | [ with infinitive ] : they need to win tomorrow. • (not need something ) not want to be subjected to something: I don't need your sarcasm. 2 [ as modal verb ] [ with negative or in questions ] expressing necessity or obligation: need I say more? | all you need bring are sheets. 3 [ no obj. ] archaic be necessary. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity: the basic human need for food | [ with infinitive ] : there's no need to cry. 2 (often needs ) a thing that is wanted or required: his day-to-day needs. 3 [ mass noun ] the state of requiring help, or of lacking basic necessities such as food: help us in our hour of need | children in need. PHRASES at need archaic when needed; in an emergency. had need archaic ought to. have need of /to do something formal need something: Alida had need of company. if need be if necessary. in need of needing (something ): he was in desperate need of medical care. ORIGIN Old English nēodian (verb ), nēod, nēd (noun ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nood and German Not ‘danger ’. usage: 1 In modern English, there are two quite distinct uses for the verb need. In the first place it is used as a normal verb meaning ‘require ’: I need some money; I need to see her today. Second, it is one of a small class of verbs called modals (like can, could, and might, for example ), which cannot stand alone without another verb and do not take normal verb endings or normal negative constructions, e.g. he need not worry, not he needs not worry; he can't swim, not he doesn't can swim. Because of this dual grammatical status, it is sometimes called a semi-modal. 2 The two constructions in that shirt needs washing (verb + present participle ) and that shirt needs to be washed (verb + infinitive and past participle ) have more or less the same meaning. Both these constructions are acceptable in standard English, but a third construction, that shirt needs washed (verb + bare past participle ), is restricted to certain dialects of Scotland and North America and is not considered acceptable in standard English.

need-blind

need-blind ▶adjective US of or denoting a university admissions policy in which applicants are judged solely on their own merits, irrespective of their ability to pay for tuition.

needful

need |ful |ˈniːdfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 formal necessary; requisite: a further word was needful. 2 dated needy: she gave her money away to needful people. ▶noun (the needful ) what is necessary: I call upon the authorities to do the needful. DERIVATIVES needfully adverb, needfulness noun

Needham, Joseph

Needham, Joseph |ˈniːdəm | (1900 –95 ), English scientist and historian. Notable works: History of Embryology (1934 ) and Science and Civilization in China (1954 ).

needle

nee ¦dle |ˈniːd (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing. • a similar, larger instrument used in crafts such as crochet, knitting, and lacemaking. 2 the pointed hollow end of a hypodermic syringe. • a very fine metal spike used in acupuncture. 3 a thin pointer on a dial, compass, or other instrument. 4 something likened to a needle, in particular: • a stylus used to play records. • an etching tool. • a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun. 5 the sharp, stiff, slender leaf of a fir or pine tree. 6 a pointed rock or peak. • ( the Needles ) a group of rocks in the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight in southern England. • an obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle. 7 [ mass noun ] Brit. informal hostility or antagonism provoked by rivalry: there is already a little bit of needle between the sides. 8 a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 prick or pierce with or as if with a needle: dust needled his eyes. 2 informal provoke or annoy (someone ) by continual criticism or questioning: I just said that to Charlie to needle him. PHRASES the eye of a needle a tiny aperture through which it would seem impossible to pass (especially with reference to Matt. 19:24 ). give someone the needle informal provoke or annoy someone. a needle in a haystack something that is almost impossible to find because it is hidden among so many other things. ORIGIN Old English nǣdl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naald and German Nadel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nere ‘to spin ’ and Greek nēma ‘thread ’.

needlecord

needle |cord |ˈniːd (ə )lkɔːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. fine-ribbed corduroy fabric.

needlecraft

needle |craft |ˈniːd (ə )lkrɑːft | ▶noun [ mass noun ] needlework.

needlefish

needle |fish |ˈniːd (ə )lfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or needlefishes ) North American term for garfish.

needleful

needle |ful |ˈniːd (ə )lfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶noun ( pl. needlefuls ) the length of thread put into a needle at one time.

needlelace

needle |lace ▶noun another term for needlepoint ( sense 2 of the noun ).

needlepoint

needle |point |ˈniːd (ə )lpɔɪnt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 closely stitched embroidery worked over canvas. 2 (also needlepoint lace ) lace made by hand using a needle rather than bobbins. ▶verb [ with obj. ] embroider in needlepoint.

needler

nee dler |ˈnēdl -ər, -lər ˈnidlər | ▶noun 1 a person who annoys or antagonizes another. 2 (in science fiction ) a weapon that fires needlelike projectiles.

needless

need |less |ˈniːdlɪs | ▶adjective (of something undesirable ) not necessary because avoidable: I deplore needless waste. PHRASES needless to say of course. DERIVATIVES needlessly adverb, needlessness noun

needletail

needletail |ˈniːd (ə )lteɪl |(also needle-tailed swift ) ▶noun an Asian spine-tailed swift, believed to be the world's fastest flying bird. ●Genus Hirundapus, family Apodidae: four species.

needle time

nee ¦dle time ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. an agreed maximum allowance of time for broadcasting recorded music. ORIGIN 1960s: with reference to the ‘needle ’ in the groove of a record.

needle valve

nee ¦dle valve ▶noun a valve closed by a thin tapering part.

needlewoman

needle |woman |ˈniːd (ə )lwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. needlewomen ) a woman or girl who has particular sewing skills or who sews for a living.

needlework

needle |work |ˈniːd (ə )lwəːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the art or practice of sewing or embroidery: I took up needlework. • sewn or embroidered items collectively: exhibits include Eastern needlework. DERIVATIVES needleworker noun

needn't

needn't |ˈniːd (ə )nt | ▶contraction need not.

needs

needs |niːdz | ▶adverb archaic of necessity. PHRASES must needs (or needs must ) do something cannot avoid or help doing something: they must needs depart. needs must it is or was necessary or unavoidable: if needs must, they will eat any food. needs must when the Devil drives proverb sometimes you have to do something you would rather not. ORIGIN Old English nēdes (see need, -s 3 ).

needy

needy |ˈniːdi | ▶adjective ( needier, neediest ) 1 (of a person ) lacking the necessities of life; very poor. • (of circumstances ) characterized by poverty: those from needy backgrounds. 2 (of a person ) needing emotional support; insecure. DERIVATIVES neediness noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

need

need verb 1 do you need money? require, be in need of, have need of, want; be crying out for, be desperate for; demand, call for, necessitate, entail, involve; lack, be without, be short of. 2 you needn't come: have to, be obliged to, be compelled to. 3 she needed him so much: yearn for, pine for, long for, desire, miss. ▶noun 1 there's no need to apologize: necessity, obligation, requirement, call, demand. 2 basic human needs: requirement, essential, necessity, want, requisite, prerequisite, demand, desideratum. 3 their need was particularly pressing: neediness, want, poverty, deprivation, privation, hardship, destitution, indigence. 4 my hour of need: difficulty, trouble, distress; crisis, emergency, urgency, extremity. PHRASES in need these children are in need: needy, necessitous, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged, poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute, impecunious, indigent; formal penurious.

needful

needful adjective formal we'll do whatever is needful: necessary, needed, required, requisite; essential, imperative, vital, indispensable.

needle

needle noun 1 a needle and thread: bodkin. 2 the virus is transmitted via needles: hypodermic needle, syringe; informal hypo. 3 the needle on the meter: indicator, pointer, marker, arrow, hand. 4 put the needle on the record: stylus. ▶verb informal he needled her too much: goad, provoke, bait, taunt, pester, harass, prick, prod, sting, tease; irritate, annoy, anger, vex, irk, nettle, pique, exasperate, infuriate, get on someone's nerves, rub the wrong way, ruffle someone's feathers, try someone's patience; informal aggravate, rile, niggle, get in someone's hair, hassle, get to, bug, miff, peeve, get /put someone's back up, get under someone's skin, get at, ride.

needless

needless adjective needless details: unnecessary, inessential, nonessential, unneeded, undesired, unwanted, uncalled for; gratuitous, pointless; dispensable, expendable, superfluous, redundant, excessive, supererogatory. ANTONYMS necessary. PHRASES needless to say needless to say, we are grateful for any and all donations: of course, as one would expect, not unexpectedly, it goes without saying, obviously, naturally; informal natch.

needlework

needlework noun some of the surgeons keep their fingers nimble with needlework: sewing, stitching, embroidery, needlepoint, needlecraft, tapestry, crewel (work ).

needy

needy adjective collecting food and blankets for needy families: poor, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged, necessitous, in need, needful, hard up, in straitened circumstances, poverty-stricken, indigent, impoverished, pauperized, destitute, impecunious, penniless, moneyless; informal broke, strapped (for cash ), busted; formal penurious. ANTONYMS wealthy.

Oxford Thesaurus

need

need verb 1 the house still needs a lot of work | do you need money? require, be in need of, stand in need of, have need of, want, be in want of, be crying out for, be desperate for; demand, call for, necessitate, entail, involve; have occasion for /to; lack, be without, be short of, miss. 2 you needn't come if you don't want to: have to, be under an obligation to, be obliged to, be compelled to, be under a compulsion to; archaic have need to. 3 she needed him so much that it seemed as if her entire heart and soul were crying out to him: yearn for, pine for, long for, crave for, desire, miss. ▶noun 1 there's no need to apologize | the need to safeguard the environment: necessity, obligation, requirement, call, demand; rare exigency. 2 the basic human needs of food and shelter: requirement, essential, necessity, want, requisite, prerequisite, wish, demand; Latin desideratum. 3 a family whose need was particularly pressing: neediness, want, poverty, deprivation, privation, hardship, penury, destitution, indigence, impecuniousness. 4 please don't abandon me in my hour of need: difficulty, trouble, distress; crisis, emergency, urgency, extremity, dire /desperate straits; rare exigency. PHRASES in need the organization provides food and clothing to people in need: needy, requiring help, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged, in want, poor, badly off, unable to make ends meet, in reduced /straitened circumstances, unable to keep the wolf from the door, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute, penurious, impecunious, indigent; Brit. on the breadline; rare necessitous.

needed

needed adjective funds are desperately needed | planning permission is needed. See necessary (sense 1 of the adjective ).

needful

needful adjective I'm willing to do what's needful. See necessary (sense 1 of the adjective ).

needle

needle noun 1 the needle on the meter barely moved: indicator, pointer, marker, arrow, hand. 2 she lowered the needle on to the record: stylus. ▶verb informal why had she allowed Leo to needle her into telling him? goad, provoke, bait, taunt, pester, harass, prick, prod, sting; irritate, annoy, anger, vex, irk, nettle, pique, exasperate, infuriate, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, get /put someone's back up, ruffle someone's feathers, try someone's patience; informal aggravate, rile, niggle, get in someone's hair, hassle, get to, bug, miff, peeve, get under someone's skin, get up someone's nose, hack off; Brit. informal wind up, get at, nark, get across; N. Amer. informal ride; vulgar slang piss off; rare exacerbate, hump, rasp. WORD LINKS needle belonephobia fear of needles Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

needless

needless adjective there's no point going into needless detail. See unnecessary. PHRASES needless to say of course, as might be expected, as you /one would expect, not unexpectedly, it goes without saying, obviously, naturally, clearly; informal natch.

needlework

needlework noun sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, needlecraft, tapestry, crocheting, fancywork, patchwork, wool work, stitching, tatting, crewel work.

needy

needy adjective the food went to needy families in the area: poor, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged, in want, needful, badly off, hard up, in reduced /straitened circumstances, unable to make ends meet, unable to keep the wolf from the door, poverty-stricken, indigent, impoverished, on one's beam-ends, as poor as a church mouse, dirt poor, destitute, penurious, impecunious, penniless, moneyless; Brit. on the breadline, without a penny to one's name; informal on one's uppers, broke, flat broke, strapped for cash, strapped, cleaned out; Brit. informal skint, stony broke, without two pennies /(brass ) farthings to rub together, in Queer Street; N. Amer. informal stone broke; rare necessitous, pauperized. ANTONYMS wealthy, affluent, rich, well off.

Duden Dictionary

Need

Need Substantiv, Neutrum Psychologie , das |niːd |das Need; Genitiv: des Need [s ] englisch need = Bedürfnis Gesamtheit der Antriebe, Bedürfnisse, Wünsche und Haltungen eines Menschen, denen die verschiedenen, ein bestimmtes Verhalten fordernden Umweltsituationen gegenüberstehen

Sanseido Dictionary

NEEDS

NEEDS ニーズ〖 Nikkei Economic Electronic Databank System 〗日本経済新聞社の経済情報などのデータのサービス -システム。

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

need

need /niːd / (! kneadと同音 ) 〖語源は「強制 (力 )」〗(形 )needless コーパス頻度ランク need +名詞 ①help (↓他動詞 1 第1例 )②money (↓他動詞 1 第2例 )③time (↓他動詞 1 第3例 )④support (↓他動詞 1 第1例 )⑤people (↓他動詞 1 第3例 )❢need は「…を必要とする」が基本の意の動詞で, help, support, advice, careといった援助助力などを表す名詞 , money, time, water, people, informationといった援助の具体的な中身を示す名詞など幅広い目的語をとる .動詞～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing (!通例進行形にしない; ↓他動詞 1 語法 ) 他動詞 1 〈人が〉 «…するために /…のために » 〈人物事〉を必要とする , … が欠かせない «to do /for » ; 〈仕事などが〉〈能力性格など〉を求める ▸ I need your help [advice and support ] to finish it .それを終えるのにあなたの手助け [助言と支え ]が必要です ▸ What do you need money for ?何のためにお金が必要なのですか ▸ We need more time and people for the project to be successful .その計画を成功させるには時間と人手がもっと必要だ ▸ I need you .私には君が必要だ, 君にいてほしい, 君と離れたくない ▸ badly need a shave ≒need a shave badly 是非ひげをそった方がいい (≒be badly in need of a shave )▸ More study is needed to confirm the results .その結果を確認するためにはさらなる研究が必要だ ▸ Sewing needs care .裁縫には注意が必要だ ▸ “When do you need this? ” “I need it now [｟話｠yesterday ]!”「これ, いつ必要なの?」「今すぐだよ」.語法コーパス needと進行形未来表現でwillが暗示する意志を弱めて自然の成り行きを暗示させる場合, 未来進行形が用いられることがある ▸ He won't be needing this anymore .彼にこれはもう必要ないだろう 2 〖need to do 〗…する必要がある ; …しなければならない, …する義務がある (!(1 )否定文疑問文は助動詞用法で書き換えることができる; ↓助動詞 1 . (2 )必要性の程度はmustやhave toよりも弱い. (3 )話し手の判断する義務を表すことから, 譲歩や主張を強調する表現として使われる; →may 読解のポイント ) ▸ We need to take a break .休憩する必要がある (╳ We need take …としない )▸ I work when I need to .必要なときには働くさ (!文脈から明らかな場合toの後が省略されることがある ) ▸ If that doesn't work you'll need to get a lawyer .もしそれがうまくいかないようなら弁護士を頼んだ方がいい (!willを伴って命令指示を間接的で穏やかな響きにする ) ▸ All you need to do is [You only need ] (to ) tell the truth .あなたは真実を話せばいいだけだ (!toを省略するのは｟くだけて｠) ▸ I didn't need to get up early .私は早起きをする必要はなかった (!｟書｠では実際に早く起きたかどうかは不明だが, ｟話｠ではneedに強勢がある場合「早く起きたがその必要はなかった」, 強勢がない場合「不必要とわかっていたので早く起きなかった」の意となる; ↓助動詞 2 ) 3 〖need (for ) A to do 〗A 〈人〉に …してもらいたい , …することを求める (want ) (!｟コーパス｠forを用いるのは｟主に米｠) ▸ I need you to sign here .ここに署名をしていただきたい 4 〖need doing 〗〈人物場所などが〉…される必要がある (want ) (!｟米｠より｟英｠で好まれる; 動名は意味上受け身を表す ) ▸ My car needs washing .私の車は洗車の必要がある (!(1 )｟米｠では … needs to be washed. の方が普通. (2 )動作を表す名詞を用いてMy car needs a wash. とすることもできる ) 5 〖need A C 〗AをC 〈状態〉にする必要がある (!Cは形容詞過分現在分詞 ) ▸ need one's head examined [｟英｠examining ]｟くだけて｠頭を見てもらう必要がある, 気が狂っている (!受け身の意味で現在分詞を従えるのは｟英｠) ▸ I don't need you doing this to me now .今君にこんなことをしてもらっては困る (!控えめに禁止を表す ) 自動詞 1 ｟英｠〖～ done 〗…される必要がある .2 ｟古｠必要である ; 〈人が〉窮乏している .Th à t's [Ì t's ] á ll [just wh á t ] A n è ed (ed ).｟話皮肉で｠嫌になっちゃう, 勘弁してくれよ .Wh ó n è eds A? ｟くだけた話｠だれがAなどいるものか, Aなんかいらない .助動詞 (!否定形はneed not, needn't /niːd (ə )nt /; ｟英｠で好まれ, ｟米｠では｟かたく｠響く ) 1 〖通例否定文疑問文で〗(現場の状況に即応して )…する必要がある (!need to doと違って習慣的普遍的内容には用いない ) ▸ You needn't do it until tomorrow .それを明日まではやる必要はない (≒You don't have to do it until tomorrow. )▸ “Need I go there? ” “No, you needn't . ”「私がそこに行かなければなりませんか」「いいえ, その必要はありません」 (!Must I …?が純粋な疑問であるのに対して, Need I …?は通例否定の答えを期待した問いかけ; ただし期待に反して答えが肯定の時にはYes, you must. となる ) ▸ He said he needn't be told .彼は (もう知っているので )話してもらう必要はないと言った (!間接話法に限ってneedを過去形の代用とすることができる; その他の場合は本動詞のneedやhave toなどの過去形を用いる ) ▸ Need I say more? これだけ言えば十分でしょう (!反語 ) ▸ Need I remind you that …?…ともう一度 [わざわざ ]言わなくちゃいけないの ; …を忘れてない? (!やや横柄に響く ) 類義 need not doとnot have to do しばしばneed not do が主観的判断を, not have to do が状況的判断を暗示する ▸ You needn't take me to the airport. I can take a bus .私を空港まで送っていってくれる必要はありません, バスで行けますから ▸ You don't have to take me to the airport. Mark's giving me a lift .私を空港まで送っていってくれる必要はありません, マークが車に乗せていってくれる予定ですから .語法肯定文での助動詞 need 助動詞 needは通例否定文疑問文で用いられるが, hardly, scarcelyなどの準否定語と共に用いられる場合, all, onlyなどと用いられる場合は肯定文でも可能 ▸ I need hardly [scarcely ] tell you to be careful .あなたに注意を促す必要はほとんどありませんね ▸ All you need buy is some milk. ≒You only need [need only ] buy some milk .あなたは牛乳を買うだけでいいのです .その他の非断定的な文脈でも肯定文で用いる ▸ Ann paused longer than she need have done .アンは必要以上に間をおいた (→any 形容詞語法 (1 )).2 〖need not have done 〗…しなくてもよかったのに (!(1 )実際にしてしまったことを含意する ↑他動詞 2 . (2 )強意ではneed never have done ) ▸ You needn't have got up so early. Today is Sunday .そんなに早起きする必要はなかったのに . 今日は日曜ですよ 3 ｟主に英かたく｠〖否定文で〗〈物事が〉…である [する ]とは限らない ▸ Lack of money need not be a problem .お金の不足が問題になるとは限らない (≒… doesn't have to be …).名詞複～s /-dz /1 U «…の » 必要 , 入用 ; (強い )欲求, 要求 «for , of » ; «…する » 必要性, 義務 «to do » (!(1 )具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う. (2 )needは感情的なニュアンスが強く, necessityはよりかたく中立的な語; wantはneedよりも強いあるいは緊急の必要性を表す ) ▸ There is an urgent need for education about drugs .麻薬についての教育が緊急に必要である ▸ We have no need for assistance .私たちは手伝っていただかなくて結構です ▸ There's no need for you to worry about that .そのことについてあなたが心配をすることはない (≒You don't have to worry about that. )▸ There's no need to make such a fuss! ｟話｠そんなに騒ぐことはないだろう (≒Stop making such …!)▸ at need 必要の時に, 必要に応じて ▸ without the need «…の /…する » 必要なく «for , of /to do » 2 C 〖通例～s 〗必要 [入用 ]なもの , ニーズ ▸ our daily needs 私たちが日常生活で必要とする物 ▸ a plan to meet [satisfy ] the needs of women 女性のニーズに応えた [を満足させる ]計画 .3 U まさかの時 , いざという場合 ;｟かたく遠回しに｠貧困 , 窮乏 (poverty )▸ His family has been in need since he lost his job .彼が失業してから家族は困窮している ▸ A friend in need is a friend indeed .｟ことわざ｠まさかの [困った ]時の友こそ真の友 be [st à nd ] in n é ed of A A 〈事物〉を必要としている (!動詞との言い換え例は ↑他動詞 1 第5例 ) ▸ I'm in need of a change .私には気分転換が必要だ had n é ed (to ) do ｟文古｠…すべきである (ought to ).h à ve n é ed to do …する必要がある ; …しなければならない (must ).if n é ed [｟英｠n é eds ] be [were ]＝wh è n [à s , ì f ] the n è ed ar í ses もし必要ならば (if necessary )▸ We can telephone for pizza, if need be .もし必要なら電話でピザを注文することもできますよ

needful

need ful /níːdf (ə )l /形容詞｟かたくやや古｠必要な, 不可欠な (necessary ).名詞〖the ～〗｟修辞的に /おどけて｠必要なこと [物 ]; ｟話｠(目的に要する )お金, 手だて, 援助 ▸ do the needful 必要なことをする ; お金を工面する, 手だてを講ずる .～ly 副詞

needle

nee dle /níːd (ə )l /〖語源は「縫う, (糸を )紡ぐ」〗名詞複～s /-z /1 C 針 ; 縫い針 (sewing needle )(→pin 1 )▸ thread a needle 針に糸を通す ▸ a needle and thread [╳a thread ]糸を通した針 ▸ the eye of a needle ≒a needle's eye 針の目 [穴 ]2 C 編み針 (knitting needle ).3 C 注射針; (鍼術（しんじゆつ）の )針 ;｟米話｠注射 .4 C (計器類の )針, 指針 (!羅針盤の針, 磁石の針など; 時計の針はhand ) ▸ a speedometer needle スピード計の針 5 C 針状の細い [とがった ]もの ;〖通例～s 〗(マツモミなどの )針葉 ; とがった岩 [峰 ]; 方尖（せん）塔 (obelisk )(→leaf 1 ).6 C レコード針 (stylus ).7 C 〘鉱〙針状結晶 .8 U ｟英くだけて｠(対抗意識から来る )敵対心 , とげとげしさ .(as ) sh à rp as a n é edle 頭が切れる, 鋭い .g è t the n é edle ｟くだけて｠いらいらする ; 腹が立つ .g ì ve A the n é edle ｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉をいらいらさせる, 怒らせる .l ò ok for [f ì nd ] a n è edle in a h á ystack 干し草の山の中の針を探す ; むだ骨を折る .n è edle and p í n ＝gin (→rhyming slang ).n è edle and thr é ad ＝bread (→rhyming slang ).on the n é edle ｟米俗｠麻薬中毒になって .thr è ad the n é edle 困難な仕事を成し遂げる .動詞他動詞 1 ｟くだけた話｠ «…のことで » 〈人〉をいじめる, …にちくちく嫌味を言う «about » ; 〖～ A into doing 〗A 〈人〉をいらだたせて [いじめて ]…させる .2 …を針で縫う [刺す ], …に針を通す .3 〈道など〉を縫うように進む ▸ needle one's way 縫うようにして進む 4 ｟俗｠〈ビールなど〉にアルコール分を増量する .自動詞針仕事をする .～́ m à tch [g à me ]｟英｠(ライバルチーム同士の )接戦, 激戦 .N -̀ P á rk ｟俗｠麻薬常習者がたむろする公園 .～́ t ì me ｟英｠レコード音楽番組の放送時間 .～́ v à lve 〘機〙ニードル弁 .

needlepoint

n é edle p ò int 名詞形容詞 1 C 針の先端 (の ).2 U 針編みレース (の ), キャンバス地に施した刺繍（ししゆう）(の ).動詞自動詞他動詞 (〈キャンバス地〉に )刺繍を施す .

needless

need less /níːdləs /→need 形容詞比較なし〖通例名詞の前で〗無用な, むだな〈苦痛心配損失など〉; 不要な, 必要でない〈行為〉▸ cause needless pain to the patient 患者に無用な苦痛を与える n è edless to s á y 〖通例文頭で; 文尾は｟まれ｠〗言うまでもなく, 当然 (のこと )ながら ▸ Needless to say (, ) I agree with you .言うまでもなく私は君の意見に賛成だ

needlessly

n é ed less ly 副詞〖通例文中文尾で〗必要もないのに, むだに .

needlewoman

n é edle w ò man 名詞複 -women C 針仕事をする女性, 裁縫婦, お針子 (｟男女共用｠needleworker, alteration tailor ).

needlework

n é edle w ò rk 名詞 U 針仕事, 裁縫, 刺繍（ししゆう）; その作品 .～er 名詞

needn't

need n't /níːd (ə )nt / (!｟主に英話｠) need notの短縮形 .

needs

needs /niːdz /副詞｟古｠ぜひ, 必ず, どうしても ▸ must needs [needs must ] do ぜひとも [どうしても ]…しなければならない ; 愚かにも …すると言い張る [しようとする ] (!皮肉を込めた表現 ) ▸ Needs must when the devil drives .｟ことわざ｠必要ならいやでもせざるを得ない

need-to-know

n è ed-to-kn ó w 形容詞知る必要のあること [情報 ]に限っての ▸ Enemy information is provided on a need-to-know basis .敵に関する情報は必要なものだけが与えられる

needy

need y /níːdi /形容詞貧乏な (poor ), 窮迫している ▸ a needy family 貧困家庭 ▸ the needy 貧困者 n é ed i ness 名詞