Poison ˈpɔɪzn Noun Mushrooms Deadly Die Dog Killed
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poison
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(noun)
Phonetic
/ˈpɔɪzn/ /ˈpɔɪzn/
Example
some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.
how did he die? was it poison?
the dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats).
to hunt with poison arrows
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poison
(noun)/ˈpɔɪzn/ /ˈpɔɪzn/
a substance that causes death or harm if it gets into the body
Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.
How did he die? Was it poison?
The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats).
to hunt with poison arrows
bombs containing poison gas
She had laced his drink with poison.
an idea, a feeling, etc. that is extremely harmful
the poison of racial hatred
Extra Examples
These words were pure poison to me.
groups that are spreading the poison of sectarianism
used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all
used to ask somebody what alcoholic drink they would like
Word Origin
Middle English (denoting a harmful medicinal draught): from Old French poison ‘magic potion’, from Latin potio(n-) ‘potion’, related to potare ‘to drink’.
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