opium
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊpiəm/
- NSFW
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opio
- Opium, it was opium coming up out of Burma in the Golden Triangle up there.
- opium addiction
- opium addict
- opium poppy
So, hey, if you want to be the casual occasional opium user, OK.
- So, hey, if you want to be the casual occasional opium user, OK.
- It's many, many times more potent than opium or morphine.
- Sounds like Marco Polo puffing on that opium pipe, doesn't it Marco?
- We always called my grandfather Poppy because of his opium addiction.
- Opium, it was opium coming up out of Burma in the Golden Triangle up there.
- And the absolute first second he could, he would fly back down to Morocco to smoke more opium and listen.
- He's, he took opium, but it seems like it was probably in quite small quantities.
- I mean, they were, they were scared that in Vietnam, like all of the US soldiers were addicted to opium, I think.
- I gave us all bill of opium today and I'll tell you, I like opium.
Examples
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Laudanum is a derivative of opium.
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Prior to the Soviet-Afghan war, opium production in Afghanistan and Pakistan was directed to small regional markets.
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I mean, maybe we could have some opium, but it could be a complete disaster.
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Dawn was hours away, but he knew he would sleep no longer, despite the opium in last night's wine.
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So, hey, if you want to be the casual occasional opium user, OK.
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All we had was aspirin and opium.
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Rangoon also agreed to cooperate with US counter-narcotics efforts, including an opium survey in the country.
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For years, British merchants have been smuggling opium from India into China, a vastly lucrative trade.
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For years, Marcus Aurelius drank a cup of opium laced wine each night to help himself sleep.
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Dawn was hours away, but he knew he would sleep no longer, despite the opium in last night's wine.
Synonyms
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1.9
A medicine or chemical that treats illness and sometimes changes how someone feels
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6.6
A strong drug used for severe pain that can make a person numb and cause addiction
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5.1
A drug that eases pain by acting on the body's pain system and can cause addiction
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7.2
A drug from opium used to relieve pain and make someone sleep
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5.8
A drug taken for pleasure that changes how you think and can cause addiction or harm
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
A plant that has grey leaves and white or red flowers and is grown for opium
- Archaic
A liquid medicine made from opium and camphor that treats diarrhea and eases pain
- NSFW
A strong liquid medicine made from opium and alcohol to relieve pain or diarrhea
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word opium comes from the Greek opion, from opos meaning 'juice'. It was the liquid taken from the poppy and used long ago as medicine and to make people sleep, so today opium means the strong, very addictive drug made from that plant.