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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | |
| Synonyms: | serpent ophidian | |
| Related terms: | diapsid blind_snake viper constrictor elapid sea_snake colubrid_snake Serpentes | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move smoothly, like a snake | |
| Related terms: | glide | |
| 3. | [ verb ] form a snake-like pattern | |
| Examples: | "The river snakes through the valley" |
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| Related terms: | wind | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a deceitful or treacherous person | |
| Synonyms: | snake_in_the_grass | |
| Related terms: | bad_person | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (geography) 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 | |
| Related terms: | river US Washington Wyoming Oregon Idaho Twin | |
| 6. | [ verb ] move along a winding path | |
| Examples: | "The army snaked through the jungle" |
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| Related terms: | weave | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (astronomy) a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | |
| Synonyms: | Hydra | |
| Related terms: | constellation | |
| 8. | [ noun ] something resembling a snake | |
| Related terms: | object trap-and-drain_auger closet_auger | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes | |
| Synonyms: | auger plumber's_snake | |
| Related terms: | hand_tool trap-and-drain_auger closet_auger | |
| Similar spelling: |
sneak Snook snick snaky snack sneezy sneeze sneaky snooze |
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