venom 
venom
Definition
venom (ven′əm)
noun
- the poison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects, etc., introduced into the body of the victim by bite or sting
- Rare poison of any kind
- malignancy; spite; malice
Etymology: ME < OFr venim, var. of venin < L venenum, a poison, IE *wenes-nom, love potion < *wenos: see Venus
venom
Synonyms
venom
n.
venom
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- snake: On top of that the Ash tree has always been regarded as a protector and a supreme medicine against the venom of snakes.
Converse of object
- spit: Will he have the families spitting lyrical venom or are hip-hop reinforcements required?
- inject: Very few species of spider are able to inject venom through human skin.
- contain: Often a snake will give you a'dry ' bite containing no venom.
- have: Most of the species located in the south and central America area have a less active venom.
Adjective modifier
- deadly: Dr. Bryan Fry gets up close and personal to milk its deadly venom.
- potent: Spiders use webs to trap their victims, then using their potent venom, they slowly digest their prey.
- real: Unfortunately, Allen failed to inject any real venom into the strike, allowing Williams to claim the ball at a second attempt.
- much: I don't get why previous comments should therefore show so much venom to a Labor web site World Cup blog.
- particular: But Roger sang it and I don't think I could sing it with the same particular venom.
- such: Such venom, such a stunning strike, maybe the winner of goal of the season already.
Modifies a noun
- sac: MULDER: Bee stingers and venom sacs recovered subcutaneously from the victim's face, arm and neck.
- gland: The images shown below are all of the same slide; a venom gland from a parasitic wasp.
- therapy: Recently a more convenient way of benefiting from bee venom therapy has become available, which doesn't require you being stung or injected!
Noun used with modifier
- viper: Pit viper venom can involve virtually every organ system.
- bee: Luckily, you don't have to be stung to benefit from bee venom!
- cobra: The potential danger of these creatures should not be underestimated for their poison is 75 % the strength of cobra venom, .
- scorpion: Scorpion venom The sketch writers are the best read chroniclers of the passing parliamentary pageant.
- snake: DAVE: How bad off did the snake venom treatment put you?
- spider: Contrary to popular belief, spider venom can't kill the average human being.
venom Quotes
From mighty wrongs to petty perfidy Have I not seen what human things could do? From the loud roar of foaming calumny 180 To the small whisper of the asp paltry few, And subtler venom of the reptile crew, The Janus glance of whose significant eye, Learning to lie with silence, would seem true, And without utterance, save the shrug or sigh, Deal round to happy fools its speechless obloquy.
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