| darning needle | (n) a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread, Syn. embroidery needle |
| dragonfly | (n) slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc., Syn. mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk, sewing needle, darning needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, devil's darning needle |
| virgin's bower | (n) common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers, Syn. old man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginiana |