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stunner

 
Dictionary: stun·ner   (stŭn'ər) pronunciation
 
n.

One that stuns, as:

  1. An astounding, unexpected event.
  2. An exceptionally good-looking person.


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noun

  1. One that evokes great surprise and admiration: astonishment, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, wonder, wonderment. Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world. See good/bad.
  2. A person regarded as physically attractive: beauty, belle (used of a woman), lovely. Slang babe, doll, hunk (used of a man), knockout, looker, stud (used of a man). See beautiful/ugly.

 

Device used in abattoirs to stun an animal so that it is unconscious when it is bled out.

  • concussion s. — a captive-bolt, nonpenetrating device, activated by a standard bullet. The explosion drives a mushroom-shaped head out of the handheld pistol which has been placed against the animal's forehead. Has the same effect as a hammer blow but is less subject to error or danger.
  • electrical s. — see electrical stunning.
  • penetrating captive-bolt s. — the bolt that is driven out of the pistol (see concussion stunner above) is a 0.5 inch diameter rod which penetrates the skull bones and lacerates the brain.
  • pneumatic s. — a penetrating captive-bolt unit (see above) in which the power is compressed air. Has problems when the compressor is not functioning.
 
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Stunner may refer to a number of things:

  • Stunner (weapon) as described in science fiction.
  • Stunner (cattle) a mechanical stunner used in modern cattle slaughter processes
  • A name used by Pre-Raphaelite artists for beautiful, stunning women who would make good models.
  • The nickname given to professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin's finisher, the Stone Cold Stunner.
  • A mouse or related rodent monster in the Final Fantasy series.
  • Stunner (comics), a Marvel Comics character, associated with Doctor Octopus
  • Stunner (nickname): An ill-conceived supposed self-empowering nickname meant to rhyme with the last name "O'Connor." Over time it has branched off into other various conjugations and forms used to bring either ridicule or humor or both, i.e. "Atom Heart Stunner" or "Keep on Stunnin in the Free World." May also be used in the first person; ex: "I'm a lean, mean stunnin machine."
  • Stunner (Stone Age site) remains of pioneer settlers in Norway.

 
Translations: Stunner
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pragteksemplar, lammende, bedøvende slag

Nederlands (Dutch)
groter verassing

Français (French)
n. - fille, robe, voiture, etc fantastique ou sensationnelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - großartige Person od. Sache

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) κόμματος

Italiano (Italian)
cannone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atordoador (m), pessoa extremamente bela (f)

Русский (Russian)
изумительный экземпляр, "маг и волшебник", потрясающее зрелище, потрясающая красавица

Español (Spanish)
n. - persona o cosa estupenda, fenomenal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jätteöveraskning, underverk, verklig snygging, baddare, hejare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
把人打昏的人, 出色的人, 绝妙的东西

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 把人打昏的人, 出色的人, 絕妙的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기절 시키는 사람, 멋진 사람, 절세 미인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気絶させる人, すてきなもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتاة جذابه جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם מקסים, דבר נפלא‬


 
 
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