Defenition of the word stinger

• Defenition of the word stinger

  • In insects, a pointed instrument used for defense and attack and connected with a poison gland.
  • a sharp stinging blow
  • a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
  • made of creme de menthe and brandy
  • a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"
  • a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
  • a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
  • a remark capable of wounding mentally

Synonyms for the word stinger

• • cut

Meronymys for the word stinger

• • brandy
  • creme de menthe

Hyponyms for the word stinger

• • aculeus

Hypernyms for the word stinger

• • abuse
  • blow
  • cocktail
  • contumely
  • heat-seeking missile
  • insult
  • organ
  • revilement
  • SAM
  • surface-to-air missile
  • vilification

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