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stinger

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
(slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
(slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
(slang, television and film) An extension cord.
(slang, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
Synonyms:

“A little 4th grader took a stinger to the face and had a red face for the rest of the school day.”

“The tarantula hawk bends its long abdomen forward and underneath the tarantula to deliver a paralytic venom with its mighty stinger.”

“An army soldier then begins deploying a stinger at the vehicle checkpoint.”

sting

A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
(figuratively) The harmful or painful part of something.
A goad; incitement.
The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Synonyms:

“The sting is usually painful, and there can be serious symptoms, such as stomach pain, difficulty breathing, muscle paralysis, and fits.”

“He crushed the tracking device in his hand, ignoring the sting of sharp metal on his palm.”

“I feel the sting of judgment whenever I admit that I enjoy Justin Bieber's music.”

stinging

stingings

stingers

“The tiny stingers of the nettle plant provide microinjections of several chemicals responsible for the stinging sensation the plant causes.”

“Other eusocial animal groups defend themselves with stingers, mandibles, and sharp teeth.”

“I love the creepy-crawly critters, the ones with the fangs and the stingers and the claws.”

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