venom
Other forms: venoms
We’re pretty sure you wouldn’t drink a mysterious substance labeled “poisonous snake venom,” even if you didn’t know the meaning of venom. However, just to be clear, venom means "poison." Stay away from it.
Venom is poisonous fluid produced by animals such as snakes, spiders, and certain people. Okay — we take that last one back, sort of. Scientifically speaking, people don’t produce venom, but they can certainly do so in a metaphorical sense. That’s why venom can also be used to mean “malice” or “hatred.” If you encounter someone who seems full of venom, remember that kindness can be a good antidote. (So can a really insulting remark.)
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toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)types:kokoi venoma potent neurotoxin found in a particular frogsnake venomvenom secreted by certain snakestype of:animal toxin, zootoxina toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
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feeling a need to see others suffersynonyms: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness
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Vocabulary lists containing venom
This vocabulary list was created in dedication to Ray Bradbury (1920-2012).
Where there's a will, there's a motive to solve a murder. When eccentric millionaire Sam Westing dies, he leaves instructions for sixteen people to come to the reading of his will. With a fortune on the line, Westing's death becomes a puzzle they'll race to solve.
This adaptation of an Old English epic describes the feats of the warrior Beowulf, who arrives in the great hall of Heorot to defeat a bloodthirsty monster.