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sti nger

  • n  a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
  • n  a remark capable of wounding mentally
  • n  a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
  • n  a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
  • n  a sharp stinging blow

  • Initially, Taliban fighters had fired at the Buddha with assault rifles, stinger missiles and RPGs, to little effect.
  • Allen was to hoist the unwieldy satellite, while Gardner removed the stinger for docking.
  • His will suck you dry with a stinger-tipped tentacle.
News & Articles

  • Meet Columbus Blue Jacket Mark Letestu
    Want to meet CBJ center Mark Letestu? Don’t miss his autograph session from 12-1pm at Front Street Friday on June 14. You’ll also have the chance to meet Stinger and members of the Blue Jackets Promo teams!This free event is from 11:30am-1pm, with $1 hotdogs, chips, soft drinks, water and music, games and more at Front Street Plaza and Nationwide Arena.
    June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
  • Ed Rood Nature Photo: Busy Bee
    A bumblebee prepares to visit the flower of a water iris. Although bumblebees are not normally aggressive, they will sting for protection or defense of their nest. Unlike a honey bee, the bumblebee can sting repeatedly because its stinger does not have barbs. Bumblebees are important pollinators of crops as well as flowers. Lens: Nikon 70-200mm VR f/2.8, PK-13 extension tube, exposed at f/8, 500 ...
    June 7, 2013 - The Ames Tribune
Quotes

  • Eric Staal in ESPN
    He had a stinger feeling going down both sides of his body,Hurricanes center Eric Staal said. "I know on the ice he had some strength in his arms and movement in his legs."
  • Wade Dubielewicz in ESPN
    He took a pretty good high stinger there,said Dubielewicz, who made sure his goaltending counterpart was feeling all right after the contest. "I was just happy I could preserve the win for him."
  • Paul Pierce in TSN
    It's a little sore. It's a stinger, got some numbness down the right side of my arm but hopefully it doesn't get any worse,Pierce said.

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