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Poison ˈpɔɪzn Noun Mushrooms Deadly Die Dog Killed

Word3 poison
WordType (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/
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all
  4. used to ask somebody what alcoholic drink they would like
  5. 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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