Associations to the word «Viper»

Wiktionary

VIPER, noun. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
VIPER, noun. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.

Dictionary definition

VIPER, noun. Venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats