venomous

Definition of venomous in English English dictionary: Malignant; spiteful; hateful
His attitude toward me is utterly venomous.; Producing venom (poison usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food
Do venomous spiders have glands?.; Noxious; evil; Full of venom
The villain tricked him into drinking the venomous concoction.; Toxic; poisonous; {a} poisonous, destructive, malignant; Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects; Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous; Pertaining to or containing venom; (ven' m s) Possessing glands for synthesizing venom and the ability to deliver it in such a way that it is toxic to humans; – Poisonous; having a venom-producing gland and being able to inflict a poisonous wound; If you describe a person or their behaviour as venomous, you mean that they show great bitterness and anger towards someone. He heaped abuse on Waite and made venomous personal attacks; Characteristic of an animal that produces venom; harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; A venomous snake, spider, or other creature uses poison to attack other creatures. The adder is Britain's only venomous snake. = poisonous; extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"; {s} spiteful, malignant; poisonous; Pertaining to or denoting an animal capable of producing a poisonous chemical; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"; Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous progeny; a venomous writer; venemous
venomous-tongued: spiteful, malignant, rancorous
venomous lizard: any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards
venomous snake: poisonous snake
venom: feeling or speech marked by spite or malice
venom: a poison wielded by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging
venom: the poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete
venom: {v} to poison, to kill
venom: {n} poison
Some snakes are poisonous. - Some snakes are venomous.
venomously: {a} poisonously, mischievously
venom: Poisonous chemical excreted by animals or plants
venom: A poisonous liquid injected through the tarantula's fangs that serves to paralyze the prey and begin tehprocess of external digestion
venom: Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality
venom: The venom is in the tail The real difficulty is the conclusion The allusion is to the scorpion, which has a sting in its tail The French say, “It is always most difficult to flay the tail” (C'est lc plus difficile que d'écorcher la queue)
venom: spiders and scorpions
venom: – Poison that a snake injects into its prey to stun or kill it
venom: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects e
venom: The venom of a creature such as a snake or spider is the poison that it puts into your body when it bites or stings you. snake handlers who grow immune to snake venom. = poison. Poison secreted by an animal, produced by specialized glands often associated with spines, teeth, or stings. It may be primarily for paralyzing or killing prey or may be purely defensive. Some venoms also function as digestive fluids. Their effects can range from localized skin inflammation to almost immediate death; they include nervous-system excitation (cramps, vomiting, convulsions) or depression (paralysis, respiratory or cardiac depression or arrest), hemorrhage, red-blood-cell breakdown, circulatory collapse, and allergic reactions (including hives and inflammation). Many major groups of animals contain venomous species: snakes (cobras, mambas, vipers, pit vipers); fish (stingrays, spiny sharks, certain catfish, puffers); lizards (Gila monsters, beaded lizards); scorpions; spiders (black widow spiders, brown recluse spiders); social insects (bees, wasps, some ants); and marine invertebrates (sea anemones, fire corals, jellyfish, sea urchins). See also antidote
venom: is a poisonous substance produced by some animals and maybe included in their sting (bees, wasps or scorpions) or in their fangs (snakes) The adder is the only poisonous reptile in the UK, but although their bite hurts, it is likely to make an adult feel very ill Remember a snake is probably more scared of people, so please leave them alone For further information about the adder find Animal Fact Sheet Number 2
venom: To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison
venom: From a variety of animals, and introduced to a victim by a variety of methods Toxin types include, anticoagulant, haemolytic, haemorrhagic, myotoxin, neurotoxin, procoagulant Bite sites may be infected by agents such as bacteria, carried by the animal Miscellaneous terms Ref MM
venom: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e g , spiders and scorpions)
venom: Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc
venom: secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging
venom: feeling a need to see others suffer
venom: felling or speech marked by spite or malice
venom: Chaucer
venom: {i} poison secreted by an animal through a bite or a sting (i.e. snake's bite, sting of a spider); spite
venom: a poison wielded by an animal
venom: You can use venom to refer to someone's feelings of great bitterness and anger towards someone. He reserved particular venom for critics of his foreign policy
venomously: in a venomous manner; with venom
venomously: spitefully, malignantly; poisonously
venomously: in a very malevolent manner