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snake
[sneyk]
noun
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
a treacherous person; an insidious enemy.
Building Trades.
Also called auger, plumber's snake.(in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band.
Also called wirepuller.a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it.
verb (used without object)
to move, twist, or wind.
The road snakes among the mountains.
verb (used with object)
to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake.
to snake one's way through a crowd.
to drag or haul, especially by a chain or rope, as a log.
snake
/ Աɪ /
noun
any reptile of the suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes ), typically having a scaly cylindrical limbless body, fused eyelids, and a jaw modified for swallowing large prey: includes venomous forms such as cobras and rattlesnakes, large nonvenomous constrictors (boas and pythons), and small harmless types such as the grass snake
Also called: snake in the grass.a deceitful or treacherous person
anything resembling a snake in appearance or action
(in the European Union) a former system of managing a group of currencies by allowing the exchange rate of each of them only to fluctuate within narrow limits
a tool in the form of a long flexible wire for unblocking drains
verb
(intr) to glide or move like a snake
(tr) to haul (a heavy object, esp a log) by fastening a rope around one end of it
(tr) (often foll by out) to pull jerkily
(tr) to move in or follow (a sinuous course)
Other Word Forms
- snakelike adjective
- ˈԲˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of snake1
Word History and Origins
Origin of snake1
Example Sentences
As the young women marched, several Latino maintenance workers snaked a power hose across the Federal Building steps, paying no mind to the heavily-armed National Guard soldiers as they sprayed away graffiti.
Let’s think about the terrifying theremin line that snakes through “Good Vibrations” like it’s tugging a flying saucer down onto Dockweiler Beach.
Hikers often consider what they’ll do if they run into bears, snakes and other wildlife but ignore one of the most significant dangers they’ll encounter: water.
But over four long days, which may well suffer weekend weather interruption, there will be sufficient snakes to counterbalance the very few ladders afforded by this ultra-demanding course.
When she refuses, Spears grabs the trimmer and clicks it on: “The extensions are hacked into lifeless scraps … the stray hairs curl on the floor like writhing snakes.”
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When To Use
Snake can be slang for a person who acts in a deceitful, underhanded, or backstabbing way.
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