stinger

Words with a similar base: stinger

'stinger'

[stinger.n.01] as in: a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

'stinger'

[stinger.n.02] as in: a remark capable of wounding mentally

'stinger'

[stinger.n.03] as in: a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder

'stinger'

[stinger.n.04] as in: a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland

'stinger'

[stinger.n.05] as in: a sharp stinging blow

Origins

					stinger (English)
├── -er (English)
│   ├── -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -eren (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -or (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── sting (English)
    ├── sting (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── stingan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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