ime
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. needle, sewing needle
♦ ime ogə̑l {phrase} you can't miss it, it's too large to be overseen
♦ ime č́ə̑kaš βer uke {phrase} the place is packed to the rafters, the place is filled to capacity, there's no room to swing a cat
♦ izi ime {noun} little needle
♦ ime gaj pise šinč́a {noun} {set phrase} sharp eye, keen eye
♦ ime künč́en modam {verb I} {set phrase} to play "dig out the needle" (a children's game)
♦ ime ümbalne gaj {adverb} {set phrase} on pins and needles, on the edge of one's seat
♦ ime ümbalne šinč́em {verb II} {set phrase} to sit on pins and needles
♦ ime ümbalne šinč́ə̑me gaj {adverb} {set phrase} on pins and needles, on the edge of one's seat
♦ imə̑ške šürtə̑m č́iktem {verb II} to thread a needle
♦ kugu ime {noun} big needle
♦ mašina ime {noun} sewing machine needle
♦ pidme ime {noun} knitting needle
♦ tür ime {noun} embroidery needle
♦ šudo kaβanə̑šte imə̑m kə̑č́alam {verb I} {set phrase} to look for a needle in a haystack
♦ šürtan ime {noun} needle and thread
2. {botany} needle, spike, thorn
♦ pelč́an ime {noun} hare thistle spike
♦ roza ime {noun} rose thorn
3. {zoology} spine
♦ šoŋšə̑n imə̑že {noun} hedgehog spines
♦ dikobrazə̑n imə̑že {noun} porcupine spines
4. {technical} needle
♦ grammofon ime {noun} record player needle
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♦ ime mogə̑ran-βlak {noun} {zoology} echinoderms
♦ ime forman {noun} needle-shaped
♦ ime rož {noun} eye of a needle
♦ ime rož deč́at šə̑gə̑r {noun} {set phrase} envious
