VENOM
What does "VENOM" mean?
A poisonous fluid that some animals secrete and inject into prey or attackers by biting or stinging.
Meanings
- A toxic secretion produced by snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other animals and delivered by a bite or sting. The snake's venom attacks the nervous system.
- Extreme malice, bitterness, or spite in feeling or speech. She spat out the criticism with real venom. figurative
Did you know?
- Venom and poison are not synonyms: venom only harms if injected by a bite or sting, while a poison works by being touched, swallowed, or breathed - which is why a snake is venomous but a toad is poisonous.
Word origin
From Latin 'venenum' meaning 'poison, potion, or magical charm', via Old French 'venim' and Middle English 'venim'; the earliest sense covered any potent brew, not only the harmful kind.
Remember it
VENOM hides 'VENO', echoing Latin 'venenum' (poison) - and there's NO M-ercy in a snake's bite.
A little poem
Two beads on the fang-
the small clear price of a step
too close to the coil.
haiku
Wordplay
- The snake's review was scathing - which makes sense, since venom is the only thing it can deliver.
What it teaches
Venom only works once it is injected; bitterness, like poison, harms most the body that holds it.
Quick facts
What does VENOM mean?
A poisonous fluid that some animals secrete and inject into prey or attackers by biting or stinging.
Is VENOM a valid word?
Yes — VENOM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VENOM?
VENOM has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VENOM come from?
From Latin 'venenum' meaning 'poison, potion, or magical charm', via Old French 'venim' and Middle English 'venim'; the earliest sense covered any potent brew, not only the harmful kind.
What can VENOM teach us?
Venom only works once it is injected; bitterness, like poison, harms most the body that holds it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.