stinger
Collocations
5ADJ.
loose
VERB + STINGER
barbed, regenerate, sting, stuck, tearing, uses
STINGER + NOUN
self-defense
PREP.
from, in
ADV.
actually, easily
Definitions
noun
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
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.
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.
noun
The FIM-92 portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile.
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Synonyms
noun — a remark capable of wounding mentally
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6The 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
WiktionaryThe most commonly used tool in the horror score kit is the “sting” — a quick and loud jolt of sound that coincides with a frightening image or the attack of a killer or creature. “Stingers are a form
WiktionaryBees, like wasps, have a stinger.
Tatoeba · #7079790Bees have a barbed stinger that can be stuck in the victim of a sting, tearing the stinger loose from the bee's abdomen, which results in its death.
Tatoeba · #8967774A scorpion has a stinger at the end of its tail.
Tatoeba · #9361435A wasp stuck its stinger in my arm.
Tatoeba · #9795594