Snake
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English
Noun
Snake (plural Snakes)- A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
- A treacherous person.
- A tool for unclogging plumbing.
- A tool to aid cable pulling.
Verb
Snake (third-person singular simple present Snakes, present participle snaking, simple past and past participle snaked)
- (intransitive): To move in a winding path.
- (transitive, Australian, slang) To steal slyly.
- (transitive) To clean using a plumbing snake.
Adjectives for Snake
poisonous; angry; hungry; fast; dangerous; sinuous; sacred; venomous; gaping; dazzling; strong; quick; watching; hissing; gigantic; fanged .
Verbs for Snake
cage—; capture—; charm—; —coils; —constricts; —contorts; —crawls; —deposits eggs; —drapes around; —drops upon; — emerges; —encircles; —engulfs its prey; —entwines; —feigns; —frightens; —glides; —hibernates; —hisses; —lunges; —poisons; —recoils; —retreats; —scurries; —seizes; —slides; —slithers; —squirms; —stalks; —stings; —stirs —strangles its prey; — strikes; —struggles; —suns itself; —surprises its prey; —swallows its prey; —sways; —terrorizes; —thrashes about; — threatens; —twines; —twists; —undulates; —vibrates; —whips its tail; —worms its way; —wraps around; —wriggles; — writhes; —zigzags.
Synonyms
(reptile): serpent; (plumbing tool): auger; plumber's snake; (tool for cable pulling): wirepuller;
Derived terms
snakebite; snake oil; snakes in suits;
Thesaurus
adder, anaconda, animal, archtraitor, asp, beast, bend, betrayer, blacksnake, blind snake, boa, boa constrictor, bull snake, bushmaster, cobra, cockatrice, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, constrictor, contort, copperhead, coral snake, corkscrew, cottonmouth, crawl, creep, crinkle, crook, cur, curve, daboia, diamondback, divagate, dog, double agent, double-crosser, double-dealer, drag, draggle, draw, drift, err, excurse, fink, flick, flip, flirt, flounce, garter snake, glide, go adrift, go astray, go on tiptoe, gopher snake, grovel, gumshoe, hale, hamadryad, haul, heave, hitch, hog-nose snake, hook, horned rattlesnake, horned viper, hound, hyena, inch, inch along, informer, insect, intort, intrigant, intriguer, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, king cobra, king snake, krait, lift, loop, lug, lurk, machinator, mamba, meander, milk snake, moccasin, mongrel, nab, nail, nick, nightwalk, nip, pad, pig, pinch, pine snake, pit viper, plotter, pluck, polecat, prick, prowl, puff adder, pull, pussyfoot, python, quisling, racer, ramble, rat, rat snake, rattler, rattlesnake, reptile, rove, scallop, schemer, scrabble, scramble, screw, scum, sea snake, serpent, serpentine, shirk, shit, shithead, shovel-nose, sidewinder, sidle, skulk, skunk, slidder, slide, slink, slip, slither, snatch, sneak, snitch, steal, steal along, straggle, stray, swine, swipe, swirl, take in tow, thunder snake, timeserver, tippytoe, tiptoe, toad, tow, trail, train, traitor, trawl, trimmer, troll, tug, turd, turn, turncoat, tweak, twine, twirl, twist, twist and turn, twitch, undulate, urutu, varmint, vermin, viper, wander, water moccasin, water snake, whelp, whirl, whorl, wind, worm, worm along, worm snake, wrench, wring, yank, yerk, zigzag
