sting
31sting|y — stin|gy1 «STIHN jee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. mean about spending or giving money; not generous: »She tried to save money without being stingy. SYNONYM(S): miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, penurious. 2. poor in quantity or amount; …
32sting — 1. noun 1) a bee sting Syn: prick, wound, injury, puncture 2) this cream will take the sting away Syn: smart, pricking; pain, soreness, hurt, irritation 3) …
33sting — [c]/stɪŋ / (say sting) verb (stung, stinging) –verb (t) 1. to prick or wound with some sharp pointed, often venom bearing, organ, with which certain animals are equipped: a bee stung me. 2. to affect painfully or irritatingly, especially as a… …
34sting — 1. Sharp momentary pain, most commonly produced by the puncture of the skin by many species of arthropods, including hexapods, myriapods, and arachnids; can also be produced by jellyfish, sea urchins, sponges, mollusks, and several species of… …
35sting — n. skin wound 1) a bee; wasp sting trap police trap (colloq.) (AE) 2) to set up a sting * * * [stɪŋ] wasp sting [ skin wound ] a bee [ trap ] [ police trap ] (colloq.) (AE) to set up a sting …
36sting — noun 1》 a small sharp pointed organ of an insect, plant, etc. capable of inflicting a painful wound by injecting poison. 2》 a wound from such an organ. 3》 a sharp tingling sensation or hurtful effect. 4》 informal a carefully planned undercover… …
37sting — [[t]stɪŋ[/t]] v. stung, sting•ing, n. 1) zool. to prick or wound with a sharp pointed, often venom bearing organ 2) to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants do 3) to cause to smart or to feel a sharp pain 4)… …
38sting — [OE] Sting comes from a prehistoric Germanic base *stengg , which also produced Swedish stinga and Danish stinge. This denoted ‘pierce with something sharp’ (‘He with a spear stung the proud Viking’, Battle of Maldon 993), a meaning which was not …
39sting — to deprive by trickery It refers to robbery, overcharging, cheating, or any other form of knavery: He has completely dead eyes, and looks at you with the warmth of one deciding how much he can sting you for your bridgework. (L. Barber,… …
40sting — 1. noun 1) a bee sting Syn: prick, wound, injury 2) this cream will take the sting away Syn: pain, pricking, smart, soreness, hurt, irritation 2. verb 1) …
