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snake (verb)

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  • snake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly ▪ one of the world s deadliest snakes ▪ poisonous, venomous ▪ giant, huge, large …   Collocations 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 — ► 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 — /sneɪk / (say snayk) noun 1. a scaly, limbless, usually slender reptile, occurring in venomous and non venomous forms, widely distributed in numerous genera and species and constituting the order (or suborder) Serpentes. 2. a treacherous person;… …  

  • snake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to Old Norse snakr snake, Old High German snahhan to crawl Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • snake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. serpent, reptile, ophidian; snake in the grass, deceiver, double dealer. See animal, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reptile, serpent, vermin*; see rattlesnake . Common snakes include: viper, asp,… …   English dictionary for students

  • snake-dance — /snayk dans , dahns /, v.i., snake danced, snake dancing. to perform a snake dance. [1880 85] * * * 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • snake — I UK [sneɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms snake : singular snake plural snakes * a long thin animal with no legs and a smooth skin. Some snakes have a poisonous bite that can kill. • a snake in the grass See: snakes and ladders II UK [sneɪk]… …   English dictionary

  • snake — snake1 [ sneık ] noun count * a long thin animal with no legs and a smooth skin. Some snakes have a poisonous bite that can kill. a snake/snake in the grass INFORMAL someone you cannot trust => SNAKES AND LADDERS snake snake 2 [ sneık ] verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • snake — noun 1》 a predatory reptile with a long slender limbless supple body, many kinds of which have a venomous bite. [Suborder Ophidia: many species.] 2》 (also snake in the grass) a treacherous or deceitful person. 3》 (in full plumber s snake) a long… …   English new terms dictionary

  • snake — 1 noun (C) 1 an animal with a long thin body and no legs, that often has a poisonous bite 2 an insulting word meaning someone who cannot be trusted 3 snake in the grass informal someone who pretends to be your friend but does something to harm… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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