scorpion vs sorehead

scorpion

noun
  • A very spiteful or vindictive person. 

  • An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. 

  • Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end. 

  • A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot. 

sorehead

noun
  • A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended. 

  • A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc. 

  • Fowlpox. 

  • Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis. 

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