Definition of sting

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Sting (v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion..

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Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state..
Stemmed :: Stem (v. t.) To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole..
Colorless :: Colorless (a.) Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors..
Nature :: Nature (n.) The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence..
Laminiferous :: Laminiferous (a.) Having a structure consisting of laminae, or thin layers..
Warden :: Warden (n.) A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting..
Plant :: Plant (n.) A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion, or a series of cellules, or even a single cellule..
Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels..
Dual :: Dual (a.) Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek..
Designate :: Designate (v. t.) To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested..
Old :: Old (superl.) Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise..
Swan :: Swampy (a.) Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as, swampy land..
Incorporeal :: Incorporeal (a.) Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial.
Marl :: Marl (n.) A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand..
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..
Familist :: Familist (n.) One of afanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of Love, who held that religion consists wholly in love..
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to..
Plunge :: Plunge (n.) The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge..
Triad :: Triad (n.) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave..
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