stinger — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   sting

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

   Examples

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   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 wasn't there.

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

4. A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.

5. A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.

   Synonyms

   spike strip

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

   Usage

   • Slang

10. A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.

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    The most commonly used tool in the horror score kit is the “sting” — a quick and loud jolt of sound that coincides with a frightening image or the attack of a killer or creature. “Stingers are a form of music that are unique to movies,” Young adds. “There’s no other venue of musicmaking that has a window of opportunity for writing these little splats of instrumental sound that exist for the sole purpose of getting the little girls in the audience to jump out of their seats. In two or three seconds, you have to do enough so that it isn’t melodrama, that it does the job and also it’s your signature.”

11. A final note played at the end of a military march.

    Usage

    • Slang

12. An extension cord.

    Usage

    • Slang

13. A stinging nettle.

    Usage

    • West-Country
    • Slang

14. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.

15. An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

    Usage

    • Slang

Noun

1. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

   Broader terms

   cocktail

2. a remark capable of wounding mentally

   Synonyms

   cut

   Broader terms

   abuseinsultrevilementcontumelyvilification

   Examples

   the unkindest cut of all

3. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland

   Broader terms

   organ

4. a sharp stinging blow

   Broader terms

   blow