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poisons

SayPOY-zuhnzUS · UK/ˈpɔɪ.zənz/AUS/ˈpoɪ.zənz/

2 meanings of poisons

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of poison. Use this form when talking about more than one harmful substance.

    Many poisons act slowly, taking hours to cause any harm.

    The cabinet held several poisons behind a locked door.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of poison. Use this form after he, she, or it.

    The old factory poisons the river with waste each day.

    She poisons the rats with bait left in the barn.

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poisons is a form of poison

poison, noun: Something that can make a living thing very sick or kill it if it gets into the body. Full entry

Forms
poisonpoisons plural
Spelling
poison → poisons: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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