venom

Meanings

Plural: venoms

Noun

toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
feeling a need to see others suffer
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.

Verb

To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

Adj

Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum (“drug; poison; a charm”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Doublet of venin and venene.

Synonyms

atter, malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venene, venin, zootoxin

Scrabble Score: 10

venom is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
venom is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
venom is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

venom is a valid Words With Friends word