(n): a leaf that is not divided into parts
(n): a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
(n): an indicator as on a dial
(n): a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
(n): instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
(n): a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
(n): a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
(v): goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
(v): annoy continually or chronically
(v): prick with a needle
(v): make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
