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scorpion
UK /ˈskɔː.pi.ən/ US /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/
noun 6name 1adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
bare, careful, dangerous, dangerous, huge
VERB + SCORPION
came, caught, died, kill, saw, seen, stepping, sting
SCORPION + NOUN
basement, bladder, distance, keepeth, room, sami's, stinger, tom
PREP.
across, from, in, on, on, out, than, with
Definitions
noun
1
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint,
2
An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
3
A very spiteful or vindictive person.
4
A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
5
A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
name
1
The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.
And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose […]
The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.
noun
1
Someone with the Scorpio star sign.
No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.
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Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint,
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And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Su
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The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.
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Ras Alhague is […] nearly due north of Lesath, in the tail of the Scorpion, at the distance of 51 degrees: […]
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No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.
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