stinger
n.
organ or part that stings; something that is emotionally hurtful; painful blow
Stinger
A stinger (or more correctly, sting) is a common term for a sharp
organ or body part found in various
animals and
plants that usually delivers some kind of
venom (usually piercing the skin of another animal) or an electric shock. A poisonous sting differs from other piercing organs in that it pierces by its own action, as opposed to
teeth, which pierce by the force of
jaws, or
thorns, which pierce by the action of the victim.
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Stinger
Noun
1. a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
(hypernym) surface-to-air missile, SAM
stinger
Noun
1. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
(hypernym) cocktail
(substance-meronym) brandy
2. a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"
(synonym) cut
(hypernym) abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
(derivation) sting
3. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
(hypernym) organ
(hyponym) aculeus
(derivation) bite, sting, burn
4. a sharp stinging blow
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) bite, sting, burn
Stinger
(n.)
One who, or that which, stings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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