stinger
(noun) a sharp stinging blow
stinger
(noun) a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
Stinger
(noun) a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
stinger, cut
(noun) a remark capable of wounding mentally; “the unkindest cut of all”
stinger
(noun) a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stinger (plural stingers)
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
(slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
(slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
(slang, television and film) An extension cord.
(slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
• (device used to puncture car tyres): spike strip
• Ginters, Tigners, Tsering, resting, ringest, tingers
Stinger (plural Stingers)
a portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile
• Ginters, Tigners, Tsering, resting, ringest, tingers
Source: Wiktionary
Sting"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, stings. Professor E. Forbes states that only a small minority of the medusæ of our seas are stingers. Owen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
