stinger

UK /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ US /ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/
noun 6

Definitions

noun

1

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

2

Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.

The thing stopped then and looked at me a moment as much as to say: "Why this thing has a stinger! I must be careful." And then it reached out its long neck and opened its mighty jaws and grabbed for me; but I wasn't there.

3

Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.

4

A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.

5

A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.

noun

1

The FIM-92 portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile.

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