About The Word Venom
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Venom
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What's The Definition Of Venom?
[n] feeling a need to see others suffer
[n] toxin secreted by animals (by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)) Synonyms | Synonyms for Venom: malice | maliciousness | spite | spitefulness Related Terms | Find terms related to Venom: See Also | animal toxin | kokoi venom | malevolence | malignity | snake venom | zootoxin Venom In Webster's Dictionary \Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, F. venin, L. veneum.
Cf. {Venenate}.]
1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly,
the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals,
such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a
state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging.
Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton.
2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. ``The
venom of such looks.'' --Shak.
Syn: Venom; virus; bane. See {Poison}.
\Ven"om\, v. t. [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See {Venom}, n.] To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] ``Venomed vengeance.'' --Shak. |
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