Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needlestack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: needlestack
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stack of needles. Represents the task of finding one thing among a large number of very similar things.

Example Sentences

"Unless their flag of a flower is waving, finding such plants is like finding a needle in a needlestack."
"In those decades of European peace and unchallenged British ascendancy, this small number of ships was enough to keep watch on the French ports and the major sea routes of the world, but not to hunt for needles in needlestacks and make all slavers and pirates quake with fear."

Etymology

Blend of needle + haystack, from the metaphor of a needle in a haystack.

Inflected Forms

needlestacks (plural)

Questions

What does needlestack mean?: A stack of needles. Represents the task of finding one thing among a large number of very similar things.
Where does needlestack come from?: Blend of needle + haystack, from the metaphor of a needle in a haystack.

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