Definition of "sewing needle" []

• A needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth (noun)
• Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Unscrew the compass and you will find a complete Survival Network Kit includ­ing a packet of waterproof wrapped matches, half-a-dozen fishing hooks, sinkers, nylon test fishing line, a sewing needle kit, an 18-inch cable saw capable of cutting down a small tree, and, of course, a copy of the CSN Miniatur­ized Bible. '"
• "Then I heated a sewing needle to a glowing red and pressed it into the hardened putty, making random dots to mimic the wood grain in the sister sculpture."