poison

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But new ants merely used those dead ants as a bridge over the poison and kept streaming inside.

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Quick take

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of poison gathered in one view.

noun

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

noun

anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"

verb

spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for poison.

noun

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

noun

anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"

verb

spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"

verb

kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"

verb

add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"

verb

kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"

verb

administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

Example sentences

But new ants merely used those dead ants as a bridge over the poison and kept streaming inside.

Pumping poison into her and bankrupting your family won't change that.

But then, you'd have to balance carefully, because it is cheating, it is lying to oneself, and pushed too far it can become a poison, I guess.

The way I interpret it is as follows: it would be correct to label a poison which systematically kills any man who drinks it but not women as "sexist".

And so, unfortunately, it is an oft-enjoyed poison in intellectual circles.

He had access to all kinds of chemicals and substances at the as part of his PHD and he had been taking little bits for months and months and making a potent cocktail of poison.

Check with a lawyer about the security of your own stake and make sure you are good with the business guy, because the CTO has probably been whispering poison in his ear about you.

If anyone saw the movie "A Serious Man", you may remember that the protagonist's employer received anonymous poison pen letters regarding himself.

I know it's in bad sport to point out a straightforward solution that obviates a clever one, but...I find it's more effective simply to not watch TV. Ditch your cable, stop imbibing mind poison, and torrent/purchase/stream specific, worthwhile content according to your ethical predispositions.

How alive is terrorism, really?How challenging would it be to poison a reservoir, poison random groceries across the country, blow up the Alaska Pipeline, etc. Any motivated terrorist would attack us where we aren't so vigilant.

This is certainly an interesting study, but I can't help being seriously disappointed by this part:Sometimes when I hear people railing against porn, declaring it as the downfall of society, a poison infecting masculine minds and demeaning female ones, I wonder what kind of porn theyre talking about.[...