Venom

  • 81venom — sb. RG. 43, 106. Fr. venin. Lat. venenum adj. == envenomed. Alys. 2860 …

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  • 82venom — ven·om || venÉ™m n. poison secreted by an animal through a bite or a sting (i.e. snake s bite, sting of a spider); spite …

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  • 83venom — noun 1》 poisonous fluid secreted by animals such as snakes and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging. 2》 extreme malice and bitterness. Derivatives venomed adjective Origin ME: from OFr. venim, var. of… …

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  • 84venom — (L). Poison …

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  • 85venom — n. 1. Poison (naturally secreted by certain animals), virus. 2. Malignity, maliciousness, malice, spite, spitefulness, gall, rancor, rankling, grudge, bitterness, acerbity, acrimony, malevolence, hate, ill will, virulence …

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  • 86venom — n 1. poison, toxin, toxicant, virus. 2. spite, spitefulness, rancor, ill will, evil intent; chol er, pique, ire, acerbity, acrimony, bitterness; gall, bile, spleen, virulence, invidiousness, envy, resentment, grudge, ill feeling; malice,… …

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  • 87venom — ven·om …

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  • 88venom — n. the poisonous material produced by snakes, scorpions, spiders, and other animals for injecting into their prey or enemies. Some venoms produce no more than local pain and swelling; others produce more general effects and can prove lethal …

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  • 89venom — [ˈvenəm] noun [U] 1) poison produced by some animals, especially snakes and insects 2) very strong anger or hate …

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  • 90venom — ven•om [[t]ˈvɛn əm[/t]] n. 1) the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc 2) something suggesting poison in its effect, as malice or… …

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