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DRAGONFLY Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word dragonfly. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word dragonfly. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DRAGONFLY

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darning needle
nounn
noun

• a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

mosquito hawk
nounn
noun

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

• mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker

snake doctor
nounn
noun

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

darner
nounn
noun

• a person who mends by darning

needle
nounn
noun

• the leaf of a conifer

• a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

• a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

• a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

verb

• annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism

• prick with a needle

spindle
nounn
noun

• (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

• a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

• any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

• a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

devil's darning needle
nounn
noun

• common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

sewing needle
nounn
noun

• a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

skeeter hawk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

snake feeder
noun

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

Best Hypernyms For DRAGONFLY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dragonfly, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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