Definition of snak
1. snake [ n ] limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Used in print:(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)
Many other ( probably nearly all ) snakes at maturity are already more_than half their final length .
Felix_Kopstein states that `` when the snake reaches its maturity it has already reached about its maximal length '' , but goes_on to cite the reticulate python as an exception , with maximum length approximately three_times that at maturity .
It is hard to understand how he concluded that most snakes do not grow appreciably after attaining maturity ; he was working with species of Java , so perhaps some tropical snakes are unusual in this respect .
It is hard to understand how he concluded that most snakes do not grow appreciably after attaining maturity ; he was working with species of Java , so perhaps some tropical snakes are unusual in this respect .
It is often stated that the largest snakes require five years to attain maturity , but this apparently is an overestimation .
Synonyms snake serpent ophidian Related Terms diapsid blind_snake viper constrictor elapid sea_snake colubrid_snake Serpentes2. snake [ v ] move smoothly, like a snake
Used in print:(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
The patrol snaked around in back of the cave , approached it from above and dropped in suddenly with wild howls .
(Francis Pollini, Night....)
The music arrived , taking him , its rhythm stroked him , snaked all through him , the lyrics lifted him , took him from one magic isle to another , stopping briefly at each .
Synonyms snake Related Terms glide3. snake [ v ] form a snake-like pattern
Examples:
"The river snakes through the valley"
4. snake [ n ] a deceitful or treacherous person
Synonyms snake_in_the_grass snake Related Terms bad_person5. Snake [ n ] a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Synonyms Snake_River Snake Related Terms river US Washington Wyoming Oregon Idaho Twin6. snake [ v ] move along a winding path
Examples:
"The army snaked through the jungle"
7. Snake [ n ] a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
Synonyms Snake Hydra Related Terms constellation8. snake [ n ] something resembling a snake
Synonyms snake Related Terms object trap-and-drain_auger closet_auger9. snake [ n ] a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
Synonyms plumber's_snake auger snake Related Terms hand_tool trap-and-drain_auger closet_augerSimilar Spelling
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