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Venom vs Riot - What's the difference?

venom | riot |

As nouns the difference between venom and riot

is that venom is a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter while riot is wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

As verbs the difference between venom and riot

is that venom is to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison while riot is to create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.

venom

English

Noun

(wikipedia venom) (en noun)
  • A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
  • * Milton
    • Hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
  • (figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • the venom of such looks

    Derived terms

    * nonvenomous * venomous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
    • Venomed vengeance. — Shakespeare.
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    Noun

    (head)
  • poison, venom

    • See also

    * venen * venod

    riot

    English

    (wikipedia riot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His headstrong riot hath no curb.
  • The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
  • Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
  • * Chaucer
    • Venus loveth riot and dispense.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • the lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day

    Derived terms

    * rioter * run riot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.
    • The nuclear protesters rioted outside the military base.
  • (obsolete) To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, etc.
  • * Daniel
    • Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, / Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • No pulse that riots , and no blood that glows.

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