Scorpion

Definitions

1. 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.
2. The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.
3. Someone with the Scorpio star sign.
4. An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
   historical
5. A very spiteful or vindictive person.
   figuratively
6. A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
7. A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.
   obsolete

Equivalents

79 more languages

AfrikaansSkerpioen

አማርኛጊንጥ

العربيةالعقربعقربعَقْرَبَاءعَقْرُبَانعَقْرَبَة+ 2 more

Azərbaycan diliçayanəqrəb

Беларускаяскарпіён

БългарскиСкорпион

বাংলাবিচ্ছুবিছাবৃশ্চিক

བོད་སྐད།སྡིག་པ

Bosanskikalakunamarizeškorpionštipavacštirшкорпионштипавац+ 5 more

Catalàescorpí

Češtinaškorpiónštír

Cymraegsgorpion

Danskskorpion

Ελληνικάσκορπιός

Esperantoskorpio

Eestiskorpion

فارسیعقربکژدم

SuomiSkorpioni

GaeilgeScairp

Gàidhligsgairp

Galegoescorpión

ગુજરાતીવીંછી

Hausakunama

עבריתעקרב

हिन्दीबिच्छीबिच्छूवृश्चिक

Hrvatskikalakunamarizeškorpionštipavacštirшкорпионштипавац+ 5 more

Magyarskorpió

Հայերենկարիճ

Bahasa Indonesiakalakalajengkingketungging

Igboákpị̀

Íslenskasporðdreki

Italianoscorpione

日本語さそり蛇蠍蝎蠆蠍+ 2 more

ქართულიმორიელი

Қазақ тілісарышаянШаян

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្ទួយ

ಕನ್ನಡಚೇಳು

한국어전갈

Kurdîstûr

КыргызчаЧаян

LatinanepaScorpio

LëtzebuergeschSkorpioun

Lietuviųskorpionas

LatviešuSkorpions

Malagasyhefy

Македонскиакреп

മലയാളംതേൾ

Монголхилэнцэт хорхой

मराठीविंचू

Bahasa Melayukala jengking

Maltigħakrebskorpjun

မြန်မာကင်းမြီးကောက်

Nederlandsschorpioen

PolskiSkorpion

پښتولړم

Portuguêsalacrãoescorpiãolacrau

Românăscorpion

РусскийСкорпион

Slovenčinaškorpiónšťúr

Slovenščinaškorpijon

ChiShonarize

Shqipakrepsfurkshkrap

Српскиkalakunamarizeškorpionštipavacštirшкорпионштипавац+ 5 more

Svenskaskorpion

Kiswahilinge

தமிழ்தேள்நளி

తెలుగుతేలువృశ్చికము

Тоҷикӣкаждум

ไทยพฤศจิกแมงป่อง

Türkmençeiçýan

Tagalogalakdanatang-atangpitumbuko

Türkçeakrep

ئۇيغۇرچەچايان

Українськаскорпіон

اردوبچھو

Tiếng Việtbọ cạp

Wolofjiit

isiXhosaunomadudwane

Yorùbáakeke

Examples

“Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint,”

“And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”

“And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose […]”

“The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.”

“Ras Alhague is […] nearly due north of Lesath, in the tail of the Scorpion, at the distance of 51 degrees: […]”

“The Crab and the Scorpion much resemble⟳ each other, as indeed they do in many other instances, the former being a reduplication of the latter.”

“Smiling proudly, he glanced outward at the country, which was still invisible except as a dark movement in the darkness; then upwards at the sky, where the stars of the sprawling Scorpion had begun to pale.”

“‘I have⟳ it!’ said the excited magician. ‘I have⟳ the Sign⟳ of the Scorpion!’”

“No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence⟳ of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.”

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