n.
1.a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
2.a remark capable of wounding mentally
3.a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse
4.a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
5.a sharp stinging blow
Idiom of the Day
hold one's own (in an argument)
to be able to defend one`s position in an argument
Although the woman's boss is very aggressive she is able to hold her own in any dispute with him.