poison vs substance

substance vs poison

poison and substance both are nouns.

poison is a verb but substance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poison	Yes	No	Yes	No
substance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, substance is a hypernym of poison; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than poison:

poison: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

poison (noun)	substance (noun)
anything that harms or destroys	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
	the idea that is intended
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

poison (verb)	substance (verb)
administer poison to
add poison to
kill with poison
kill by its poison
spoil as if by poison

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