Associations to the word «Stinger»

Wiktionary

STINGER, noun. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
STINGER, noun. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
STINGER, noun. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
STINGER, noun. A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe
STINGER, noun. A device used by police and military forces consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.
STINGER, noun. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
STINGER, noun. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
STINGER, noun. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
STINGER, noun. (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
STINGER, noun. (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
STINGER, noun. (slang) (television and film) An extension cord.
STINGER, noun. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
STINGER, noun. A portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile

Dictionary definition

STINGER, noun. A cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy.
STINGER, noun. A remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all".
STINGER, noun. A portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder.
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 sharp stinging blow.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats