(by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.
Used in a Sentence
opium
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for opium.
Editorial note
And if you ban opium and deport opium dealers, they'll kidnap your emperor, start a war, and burn/loot your ancient civilization.
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Definitions2
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Quick take
(by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of opium gathered in one view.
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for opium.
noun
(by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.
noun
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
Example sentences
And if you ban opium and deport opium dealers, they'll kidnap your emperor, start a war, and burn/loot your ancient civilization.
That sounds more like being on a bad opium trip to me than programing (not that I've ever been on an opium trip...).
He's talking for the general population, and that didn't do opium or mushrooms, nor cannabis that much.
This man is literally going to jail forever on the charge of proividing people a place to buy opium.
It's completely legal to grow opium poppies, it's just not legal to extract the sap, or to process it.
Kuro5hin's trane claims that it has been legal to grow opium poppies in the US since the early seventies.
You have opium [1], which is considerably lighter and more traditional (no Eliom stuff).
My grandfather was sold into indentured servitude because of his parents' opium habit.
I haven't actually looked but expect there is wild opium growing in the high desert of california.
As I got older, I realized what he was getting at with all those Opium comments.
Wars were fought over this stuff, along with tea and opium.
And stories of heroine and opium in the 19th century or so are mostly exaggerated, the majority didn't touch those substances (not even in China).
Quote examples
It was this, "I really think I would like the feeling of opium?" As a child, I didn't really know what he meant?
More like disillusioned with "the West." The lesson learned on the other side (which took a really long time with wars, revolutions, and capitalist reforms to un-learn) is to not trust 'the West' because they'll try to hook your citizens on opium while trying to convert you to their religion.
Proper noun examples
Opium isn't mature but it's mostly a friendly wrapper for an http layer that is fairly mature.
Opium production in Afghanistan was almost nil before we invaded, and now Afghan heroin is getting shipped straight to America and business is booming!
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use opium in a sentence?
And if you ban opium and deport opium dealers, they'll kidnap your emperor, start a war, and burn/loot your ancient civilization.
What does opium mean?
(by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.
What part of speech is opium?
opium is commonly used as noun.