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STINGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharp stinging blow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Derivation:
sting (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort)
sting (cause a stinging pain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stinger"):
aculeus (a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect)
Derivation:
sting (deliver a sting to)
sting (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort)
sting (cause a stinging pain)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Stinger" is a kind of...):
heat-seeking missile (a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine))
SAM; surface-to-air missile (a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A remark capable of wounding mentally
Example:
the unkindest cut of all
Synonyms:
cut; stinger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):
abuse; contumely; insult; revilement; vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)
Derivation:
sting (cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):
cocktail (a short mixed drink)
Meronyms (substance of "stinger"):
brandy (distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice)
creme de menthe (sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur)
