stinger
English Thesaurus
1. a sharp stinging blow (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | blow, |
| definition | : | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act) |
2. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | organ, |
| definition | : | a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | aculeus, |
| definition | : | a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect (noun.animal) |
3. a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | heat-seeking missile, |
| definition | : | a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine) (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | sam, surface-to-air missile, |
| definition | : | a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target (noun.artifact) |
4. a remark capable of wounding mentally (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification, |
| definition | : | a rude expression intended to offend or hurt (noun.communication) |
5. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | cocktail, |
| definition | : | a short mixed drink (noun.food) |
| substance holonym | : | brandy, |
| definition | : | distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice (noun.food) |
| substance holonym | : | creme de menthe, |
| definition | : | sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur (noun.food) |
6. a sharp stinging blow (noun.act)
7. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal)
8. a remark capable of wounding mentally (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | sting, |
| definition | : | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion) |
9. a sharp stinging blow (noun.act)
10. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal)
11. a remark capable of wounding mentally (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | sting, |
| definition | : | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion) |
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