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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions);

2. feeling a need to see others suffer;
[syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venom \Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, venin, F. venin, L. venenum. Cf. Venenate.] 1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by biting or stinging. [1913 Webster] Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. --Chaucer. "The venom of such looks." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Venom; virus; bane. See Poison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venom \Ven"om\, v. t. [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See Venom, n.] To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed vengeance." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

venom n 1: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions) 2: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]