From en.wiktionary.org:
[Stinger]
** English
[stinger (disambiguation)]
*** Etymology
From [en]. Both figurative and literal senses appeared in the 16th century.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
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*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
2. Anything that is used to sting , as a means of attack.
3. * [IV]
4. Anything, such as an insult , that sting s mentally or psychologically .
5. A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe .
6. A portable bed of nail s to puncture car tire s, used by police and military forces.
7. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
8. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
9. A scene shown on film s or television show s after the credits .
10. [en] A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel , more commonly called a sting grenade .
11. A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
12. [en] A final note played at the end of a military march.
13. [en] An extension cord .
14. [en] A stinging nettle .
15. [Chironex fleckeri] , an extremely venomous Australia n box jellyfish .
16. [en] An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.
**** Derived terms
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**** Translations
[pointed portion of an insect]
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- Latvian: [lv]
- Lithuanian: [lt]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk]
- Navajo: [nv]
- Norwegian: [no]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota] [bee sting] , [ota] , [ota]
- Persian: [fa]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
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- Vietnamese: [vi]
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[trans-bottom]
[anything that stings mentally or psychologically]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Maori: [mi] [refers to a stingray and other such types of fish.]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Welsh: [cy]
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