stinger.
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Meaning & usage
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
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.
A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
A final note played at the end of a military march.
An extension cord.
A stinging nettle.
Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.
Where this word comes from
From sting + -er. Both figurative and literal senses appeared in the 16th century.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.