hornet

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someone connected with Watford Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc
A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown and yellow striped body and capable of inflicting a serious sting
{n} a bee of the wasp kind
A large, strong wasp
maculata is larger and has similar habits
The American white-faced hornet V
If you say that someone has stirred up a hornet's nest, you mean that they have done something which has caused a lot of argument or trouble
The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color
It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe
large stinging paper wasp
A hornet is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting
Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns
{i} stinging insect of the wasp family
hornet's nest
(deyim) 1. a highly contentious or hazardous situation: "Talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest"2. habitation for wasps or hornets, wasp's nest
hornet's nest
Hornets Nest is a 1,200-seat multi-purpose gymnasium in Sacramento, California. The arena opened in 1955, and is one of the oldest in D-I sports. It is home to the Sacramento State Hornets basketball team. The university hopes to replace this venue with an 8,000 seat arena
hornet's nest
Mess, trouble
hornet's nest
Nest made by wasps
hornet's nest
a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest
hornet's nest
nest made by wasps; mess, trouble
bald-faced hornet
North American hornet
giant hornet
European hornet introduced into the United States
hornets
plural of hornet
stir up a hornet's nest
cause major problems; agitate hornets in a nest
hornet

    Hyphenation

    hor·net

    Turkish pronunciation

    hôrnît

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhôrnət/ /ˈhɔːrnɪt/

    Etymology

    [ 'hor-n&t ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, hyrnete, from Proto-Germanic *khurznut- (compare German Hornisse), alteration of *khurzulon (compare Dutch horzel), from Proto-Indo-European *k̑érh2sr (compare Welsh creyryn 'wasp', Latin crābrō 'hornet', Tocharian kronše 'bee' , Lithuanian šìršė 'wasp', Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ) 'hornet', Albanian grerë, grenzë 'wasp, hornet').

    Common Collocations

    hornet nest
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