Entry Word: snake

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a limbless reptile with a long body <snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade>

Synonyms serpent, viper

Related Words adder, anaconda, asp, blacksnake, boa, bull snake, bushmaster, cobra, constrictor, copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth moccasin, diamondback rattlesnake, fer-de-lance, garter snake, glass snake, gopher snake, green snake, hognose snake, indigo snake, king cobra, king snake, krait, mamba, milk snake, pit viper, puff adder, python, racer, rat snake, rattlesnake, sea serpent, sidewinder, water moccasin, water snake

2 a person whose behavior is offensive to others <why, that dirty, rotten snake!> — see jerk 1