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Viper vs Venom - What's the difference?

viper | venom |

As nouns the difference between viper and venom

is that viper is viper (poisonous snake) while venom is a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.

As a verb venom is

to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

viper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
  • A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
  • * Milton
    • Who committed / To such a viper his most sacred trust / Of secrecy.

    Synonyms

    * adder

    Derived terms

    * * * viperfish * * viperish *

    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.
    ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (head)
  • poison, venom

    • See also

    * venen * venod