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  1. 1. n. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. feeling a need to see others suffer Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging. Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. Milton. 2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. "The venom of such looks." Shak. Syn. -- Venom; virus; bane. See Poison. To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed vengeance." Shak. Source: webster
  7. 7. To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomedvengeance." Shak. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:100 n. toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions) Source: ecdict

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