snake (noun)

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• snake — ► NOUN 1) a predatory reptile with a long slender limbless body, many kinds of which have a venomous bite. 2) (also snake in the grass) a treacherous or deceitful person. ► VERB ▪ move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

• snake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ one of the world s deadliest snakes ▪ poisonous, venomous ▪ giant, huge, large …   Collocations dictionary

• snake oil — noun 1. (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty • Hypernyms: ↑liquid 2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive …   Useful english dictionary

• snake eyes — noun expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot • Syn: ↑craps • Hypernyms: ↑two, ↑2, ↑II, ↑deuce * * * noun plural : a throw of two aces in craps * * * Craps. a cast of two; two aces. [1930 35 …   Useful english dictionary

• snake fence — noun rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails • Syn: ↑worm fence, ↑snake rail fence, ↑Virginia fence • Hypernyms: ↑rail fence * * * noun : worm fence * * * a fence, zigz …   Useful english dictionary

• snake pit — noun 1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum • Syn: ↑Bedlam, ↑booby hatch, ↑crazy house, ↑cuckoo s nest, ↑funny farm, ↑funny house, ↑loony bin, ↑madhouse, ↑nut ho …   Useful english dictionary

• snake's-head — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural snake s heads) 1. a. or snake s head lily : guinea hen flower b. : a woody composite herb (Malacothrix coulteri) with a spotted involucre …   Useful english dictionary

• snake charmer — noun a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : someone who appears to make snakes move by playing music to them * * * ˈsnake charmer [snake charmer] …   Useful english dictionary

• snake in the grass — noun a deceitful or treacherous person • Syn: ↑snake • Hypernyms: ↑bad person * * * TRAITOR, turncoat, betrayer, informer, back stabber, double crosser, quisling, Judas; fraudster, trickster, charlatan; …   Useful english dictionary

• snake´-danc´er — snake dance, 1. U.S. an informal parade of persons dancing in a zigzag line in celebration, as of a victory or event: »There were victory rallies and…snake dances on the Missouri campus (New Yorker). 2. a ceremonial dance of the Hopi Indians, in… …   Useful english dictionary

• snake doctor — noun slender bodied non stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. • Syn: ↑dragonfly, ↑darning needle, ↑devil s darning needle, ↑sewing needle, ↑snake feeder, ↑mosquito hawk,… …   Useful english dictionary