poison
/ˈpɔɪ.zən/ noun B1- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. · Near-synonym: (loosely) venom· We used a poison to kill the weeds.
- Anything harmful to a person or thing. · Gossip is a malicious poison.
- An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?") · — What's your poison? — I'll have a glass of whiskey.
- Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
Plural poisons
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The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman.
He sold a drug, pretending that it was an antidote to all poisons, and obtained a great name for himself by long-winded puffs and advertisements.
For this purpose he called for a cup, and while filling it with water, pretended to mix poison with the Cobbler’s antidote, commanding him to drink it on the promise of a reward.
She said acorns would produce mistletoe, from which an irremediable poison, the bird-lime, would be extracted and by which they would be captured.
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