Other Definitions snake (enc)
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Snake| Noun | 1. | snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomousconstrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres sea snake - any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom viper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw | | | 2. | snake - a deceitful or treacherous person | | | 3. | Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionEquality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" | | | 4. | Snake - a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | | | 5. | snake - something resembling a snakeobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | | | Verb | 1. | snake - move smoothly and sinuously, like a snakeglide - move smoothly and effortlessly | | | 2. | snake - form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"curve, wind - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake" | | | 3. | snake - move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"meander, thread, wind, wander, weave - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" | |
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