Associations to the word «Stylet»

Wiktionary

STYLET, noun. A slender medical probe or device.
STYLET, noun. (zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
STYLET, noun. (botany) A style of a plant's flower.
STYLET, noun. A stiletto or poniard.
STYLET, noun. An engraving tool, a stylus.

Dictionary definition

STYLET, noun. Small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke