poison

Nouns

  • (n) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism poisonous substance, toxicant,
  • (n) anything that harms or destroys
    • the poison of fascism

Verbs

  • (v) spoil as if by poison
    • poison someone's mind
    • poison the atmosphere in the office
  • (v) kill with poison
    • She poisoned her husband
  • (v) add poison to
    • Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
    envenom,
  • (v) kill by its poison
    • This mushrooms can poison
  • (v) administer poison to
    • She poisoned her husband but he did not die

Synonyms

poisonous substance toxicant envenom

Words of close approximity

poise
poised
poison arrow plant poison ash poisonberry poison-berry poison bush poison camas poison dogwood poisoner poison gas poison hemlock poisoning poison ivy poison mercury poison milkweed poison oak poisonous poisonously poisonous nightshade poisonous parasol poisonous plant poisonous substance poison parsley poison pea poison pill poison sumac