Difference between Needle and Syringe

What is the difference between Needle and Syringe?

Needle as a verb is to pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. while Syringe as a verb is to clean or inject fluid by means of a syringe

Needle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections etc. A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus. A long, pointed leaf found on some conifers. A weapon used in ancient China, and today by Shaolin monks. The death penalty carried out by lethal injection

Syringe

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To clean or inject fluid by means of a syringe

We hope you now know whether to use Needle or Syringe in your sentence.

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