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Definition of "venom" []

  • A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting. (noun)
  • A poison. (noun)
  • Malice; spite: "They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents” ( W.E.B. DuBois). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "venom" in a sentence
  • "Catty - I suspect your venom is a smokescreen hiding your desire for the man."
  • "There was also the huge open not yet built gap in the wall directly behind venom when it detonated which was on the opposite side of the building as the huge crowd watching the final battle. am i the only one to notice this crap? venom is not dead. maybe eddie but not the symbiote. and "venom" doesnt necessarily need to be eddie im spent ruiner on Mar 19, 2009"
  • "But whether she got the venom from a snake directly - because then you start to argue, because two of her maids killed themselves, as well."