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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Biblical phrases, Metaphors referring to animals, Animals in the Bible, Sewing
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eye  eye of a needle  Eye of the Needle  the eye of a needle
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A small hole or loop (as in a needle) WordNet 3.0
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A small hole or loop (as in a needle) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The term "eye of a needle" is used as a metaphor for a very narrow opening. Wikipedia
hole in end of a needle Wikidata
The hole in a needle through which the thread runs OmegaWiki
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc. — e.g. at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; through a crank; at the end of a rope; or through a millstone. Wiktionary
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The thread wouldn't go through the eye WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
hole
hole
PART OF
needle
sewing needle
DERIVATION
cringle
eyelet
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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eye
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eye of a needle
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eye of a needle
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eye
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eye
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Eye of the Needle (gate), the eye of a needle

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