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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Kaa was not a poison snake--in fact he rather despised the poison snakes as cowards--but his strength lay in his hug, and when he had once lapped his huge coils round anybody there was no more to be said.
“Stay there,” shouted the monkeys, “till we have killed thy friends, and later we will play with thee--if the Poison-People leave thee alive.”
And hide you, O Poison People.
They carried the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside the river, far enough from the poppy field to prevent her breathing any more of the poison of the flowers, and here they laid her gently on the soft grass and waited for the fresh breeze to waken her.
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