stinger

stinger

stinger

1. present tense of stinga.

stinger (plural stingers)

1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
2. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV

     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 wasnt there.

3. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
4. a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe
5. A device used by the British police force consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.
6. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
7. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
8. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
9. (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
10. (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
11. (slang, television and film) An extension cord.

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pungiglione

Altri significati:

Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.

A device used by the British police force consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.

A scene showed on films or television shows after credits.

A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.

anything that stings mentally or psychologically

In insects, a pointed instrument used for defense and attack and connected with a poison gland.

a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.

(slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.

Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically

pointed portion of an insect

(slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.

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