percolate vs stinger

percolate

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

verb
  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

stinger

noun
  • An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison. 

  • An extension cord. 

  • A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. 

  • A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade. 

  • A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect. 

  • A final note played at the end of a military march. 

  • Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically. 

  • Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish. 

  • A station identifier on television or radio played between shows. 

  • A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe. 

  • A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces. 

  • A stinging nettle. 

  • Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack. 

  • A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness. 

  • A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits. 

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