snake
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5.4
- noun
- /sneɪk/
- Just a little, very delicate kind of snake chain, little double chain.
- rubber snake
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Examples
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Take a look at my snakes if you have time.
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The crowd resembles a pit of snakes, wriggling on top of each other.
Fiction book (1991) -
And this is like, again, this is a snake that's so thin and so small.
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Like I saw other people flying into the space and there's these snake like looking objects.
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Almost tenderly, the snake wrapped its length about her as she turned and disappeared into the forest.
Fiction book (1992) -
Massive roots lifted out like snakes, twisting and writhing in response to the rumblings.
Fiction book (1991) -
My mother peeled apples in one snake-like piece, and we ate thoughtfully, half-reclining on the carpet.
Fiction book (1990) -
The garden hose lay coiled like a snake ready to be unfurled for watering the plants.
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As the dancers moved, their bodies twisted and curled like a graceful snake in motion.
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The electrical wire was flexible, allowing it to bend and twist easily, much like a snake.
Synonyms
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5.2
A long flexible metal tool for clearing clogs in pipes
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8.2
A long flexible metal tool for clearing blockages in curved pipes
Idioms
- Offensive
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8.1
A person who pretends to be friendly but secretly harms or tricks you
Compounds
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4.3
A poisonous fluid that some snakes inject when they bite to stop or kill other animals
- Offensive
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8.0
A person who tricks people by offering fake medicines or useless products
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3.0
A large river in the northwest United States that flows from Wyoming to the Columbia River
- US
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3.8
A common North and Central American snake that is not venomous and has long stripes
- Specialized
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6.4
A long sea animal with no legs, a flat tail, and a poisonous bite that eats fish
- US
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5.8
A North American snake that does not have venom and often eats other snakes and small animals
- US
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6.0
A gentle reddish-orange snake from the southeastern United States often found on farms and kept as a pet
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3.5
A harmless North American snake that has stripes and often lives in gardens
- Specialized
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9.4
A legless lizard with a long tail that breaks off and regrows to escape predators
- US
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7.0
A large North American snake that is not venomous and lives in burrows eating rodents
- US
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6.9
A large North American snake that eats rodents, lives in burrows, and is not venomous
- Australian
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8.3
A venomous snake with brown and yellow bands found in Australia and Tasmania
- South African
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8.4
A venomous southern African snake that sprays venom at a threat, often to hit the eyes
- Specialized
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8.5
A snake like a cobra or mamba that has venom and uses fixed fangs to put it into other animals
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5.3
A large shiny black snake from North America that is not venomous and eats rats and mice
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7.9
A harmless North American snake with an upturned nose that spreads its head and plays dead when scared
- US
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5.1
A harmless North American snake with red, black, and white bands that looks like a coral snake
- US
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7.4
A large dark blue nonvenomous snake in southern North America and Mexico that often enters burrows
- Specialized
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8.4
A venomous banded snake from the southeastern United States and parts of Central America
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7.2
A small snake that is not poisonous with a yellow or orange ring around its neck
- Specialized
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8.4
A thin bright green snake with rough scales that is harmless and lives in the southern and eastern United States
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4.9
A snake that is not venomous and lives near fresh water in the western United States
- Archaic
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9.9
A snake from old stories that holds its tail in its mouth and rolls like a hoop
- South African
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7.5
A snake that is not poisonous, often tan or brown, that lives near houses and eats mice
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8.4
A harmless snake with dark bands that lives near rivers and lakes in the western United States
- US
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7.4
A large snake that does not have venom and lives in pine woods in the eastern United States
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9.1
A pale blotched desert snake with a short blunt nose from southwestern North America that is not dangerous to people
- US
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9.9
A mildly venomous snake with a V-shaped mark on its head that lives in rocky areas
- US
1
8.5
A small shy snake with bright rings that hides under rocks in dry western North America
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8.1
A snake with venom and red, yellow, black bands that lives in southwest US and Central America
- Australian
A large Australian snake with patterned skin that often lives near farms
- Specialized
A mostly non-venomous snake that lives on land, in trees, or near water
- US
A long thin water animal like an eel with tiny legs that lives in muddy pools in the southern US
A small reddish-grey snake in eastern North America that burrows under leaves and soil
A large nonvenomous snake with shiny blue-black skin that lives in the southeastern United States
- South African
A small snake that lives in trees in southern Africa with black and orange bands
- Indian
A venomous snake with bright red, yellow, and black bands that lives in Asia
A small snake with dark and light rings that moves through sand in the southwestern United States
- Australian
A small venomous Australian snake with bright red, black and white rings that is usually harmless to people
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snake for a long, flexible tool is named after the animal because it is long and can bend into pipes or cables. That's why plumbers use a 'snake' to reach and clear blockages.