needlestack
Definitions
A stack of needles. Represents the task of finding one thing among a large number of very similar things.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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