snake

[Snake]

A tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

Noun
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

Noun
something resembling a snake

Noun
a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

Noun
a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Noun
a deceitful or treacherous person

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Verb
move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"

Verb
move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

Verb
form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"


n.
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

v. t.
To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.

v. t.
To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

v. i.
To crawl like a snake.


Snake

Snake , n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. sn'bekr, snkr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.] (Zo'94l.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent. &hand; Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the larger number are harmless to man. Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake, Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under Blind, Garter, etc. -- Fetich snake (Zo'94l.), a large African snake (Python Seb'91) used by the natives as a fetich. -- Ringed snake (Zo'94l.), a common European columbrine snake (Tropidonotus natrix). -- Snake eater. (Zo'94l.) (a) The markhoor. (b) The secretary bird. -- Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.] -- Snake fly (Zo'94l.), any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so called because of their large head and elongated neck and prothorax. -- Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant (Trichosanthes anguina) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than that of the serpent cucumber. -- Snake killer. (Zo'94l.) (a) The secretary bird. (b) The chaparral cock. -- Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss (Lycopodium clavatum). See Lycopodium. -- Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree (Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which resembles a snake coiled up. -- Tree snake (Zo'94l.), any one of numerous species of colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees, especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied genera.

Snake

Snake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snaked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaking.] 1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. 2. (Naut.) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

Snake

Snake, v. i. To crawl like a snake.

Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.

To crawl like a snake.

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Usage Examples

I really liked the snake that breaks out of the cage in the beginning of the movie. I saw it in real life, and it was really cool. Really big and fat. The owls are cool as well, but you can't really pet them.

The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in its sleep, and a snake is strangling it, but it can't wake up.

I think it's been hard for people to understand how Islam can be a good religion, and yet the Islamists are evil. Those of us who have had experience with Islam understand this, just as we understand the difference between snake handlers and people going to church on Sunday morning.

You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

I'm not about to go out and buy a snake for a pet. I mean, I may have faced a few fears but I'm not insane.

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.

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