Venom

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
  • n. A poison.
  • n. Malice; spite: "They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponentsā€ ( W.E.B. DuBois).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A poison wielded by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
  • n. Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.
  • v. To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by biting or stinging.
  • n. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality.
  • v. To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Poison in general: now an archaic use.
  • n. The poisonous fluid secreted by some animals in a state of health, as a means of offense and defense, and introduced into the bodies of their victims by biting, as in the case of many serpents, or stinging, as in the ease of scorpions, etc.
  • n. Something that blights, cankers, or embitters; injurious influence; hence, spite; malice; malignity; virulency.
  • n. Coloring material; dye.
  • Envenomed; venomous; poisonous.
  • To envenom; infect with poison.
  • To become as if infected with venom.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
  • n. feeling a need to see others suffer
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    venen    venod   
    Form
    nonvenomous    venomous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bane    virus    poison    spite    malice    malignity    envenom    ill will    malevolence   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    denim    phenom    plenum   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fang    poison    bitterness    sarcasm    malice    toxin    hate    fury    sting    envy