Venom Definition

vĕnəm
noun
The poison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects, etc., introduced into the body of the victim by bite or sting.
Webster's New World
Poison of any kind.
Webster's New World
Malignancy; spite; malice.
Webster's New World
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verb

To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

Venomed vengeance. "” Shakespeare.
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Other Word Forms of Venom

Noun

Singular:
venom
Plural:
venoms

Origin of Venom

  • From Anglo-Norman, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venimem, from Latin venenum, from Proto-Indo-European *wenes-no- (“lust, desire"), see also Sanskrit वनति (“gain, wish, erotic lust") and Latin Venus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English venim from Old French from Vulgar Latin venīmen from Latin venēnum poison wen-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Venom Sentence Examples

  • She spoke, venom in her voice.

  • Venom replaced saliva and his jaw began to ache.

  • The ache returned to his jaw as he swallowed venom, and the fangs painfully emerged.

  • The toxicity or relative strength of the cobra venom has been calculated to be sixteen times that of the European viper.

  • She stiffened briefly as she realized what had happened, but before she could even raise a hand to resist; his venom had produced a surge of euphoria.

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Words Starting With

VVEVEN

Words Ending With

MOMNOM

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