puntina — meaning in English
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English meaning
- needle noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
- stylus noun An old tool like a thin rod, pointed at one end for scratching words onto clay or wax tablets, with a flat end for rubbing them out.
- tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
- thumbtack noun A small tack with a slightly rounded head, pressed into place with the thumb to hold light items on a wall or noticeboard.
Senses
puntina is used for these senses in English:
- needle (informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
- tack A small nail with a flat head.
- thumbtack (North America) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
needle — full definition
- noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
- noun A pointer on a dial, compass, or gauge.
- noun The thin, pointed leaf of certain conifer trees, such as pine.
- verb To tease or provoke someone persistently.
stylus — full definition
- noun An old tool like a thin rod, pointed at one end for scratching words onto clay or wax tablets, with a flat end for rubbing them out.
- noun A small pointed tool used for cutting fine lines into a surface or for tracing a pattern.
- noun A pen-shaped tool for writing or drawing directly onto a touchscreen device.
- noun A firm, pointed pen-like tool for cutting marks into the stencils used in a mimeograph printer.
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