Meaning
Something that makes you very ill or kills you if you eat it, drink it or breathe it in.
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Word origin
From Old French poison, a drink, from Latin potio. A poison was once simply a prepared drink.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- potio
- English cognates
- potion, poisonous
Grammar
Examples
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"Poison" is usually uncountable when you mean the substance.
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A skull is the common warning sign for poison.
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"Poison" also works as a verb: to poison someone.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 3: poison, grandma, east and 7 more words.