needle
noun
°A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections etc.
"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."
°A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
"The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."
verb
°To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
°To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
"Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."
synonyms: goad, tease