Stinger

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that stings, especially an insult, that stings or wounds mentally.
  • n. A stinging organ or part.
  • n. A sharp blow.
  • n. Slang One who participates in or organizes the operation of a sting.
  • n. A cocktail of crème de menthe and brandy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
  • n. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
  • n. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
  • n. a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe
  • n. A device used by the British police force consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.
  • n. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
  • n. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
  • n. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
  • n. A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
  • n. A final note played at the end of a military march.
  • n. An extension cord.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, stings.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which stings, vexes, or gives acute pain.
  • n. An animal or a plant that stings.
  • n. The sting of an insect.
  • n. A biting or cutting remark.
  • n. A smart, telling blow.
  • n. An alcoholic drink.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
  • n. a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
  • n. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
  • n. a remark capable of wounding mentally
  • n. a sharp stinging blow
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