sewing needle n 1: a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth 2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]