snake
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noun \ˈsnāk\Definition of SNAKE
1
: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
2
: a worthless or treacherous fellow
3
: something (as a plumber's snake) resembling a snake
— snake·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
Examples of SNAKE
- I thought she was my friend, but she turned out to be a snake in the grass.
- <snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade>
Origin of SNAKE
Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to Old Norse snakr snake, Old High German snahhan to crawl
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to SNAKE
Related Words: adder, anaconda, asp, black racer, blacksnake, blue racer, boa, bull snake, bushmaster, chicken snake, cobra, constrictor, copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth moccasin, diamondback rattlesnake, fer-de-lance, garter snake, gopher snake, green snake, hognose snake, horned viper, indigo snake, king cobra, king snake, krait, mamba, milk snake, moccasin, pine snake, pit viper, puff adder, python, racer, rat snake, rattlesnake, sea serpent, sea snake, sidewinder, taipan, water moccasin, water snake, worm snake
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