SNAKE Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word snake. (close relations)
Definition of SNAKE
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serpent | nounn | |||||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous • a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited • an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake | ||||||||
reptile | nounn | |||||||
noun • any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | ||||||||
auger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes • hand tool for boring holes | ||||||||
plumber's snake | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes | ||||||||
slither | verbv | |||||||
verb • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly | ||||||||
wind | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of winding or twisting • air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure • a tendency or force that influences events • breath • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk • an indication of potential opportunity • a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath • a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • catch the scent of; get wind of • extend in curves and turns • arrange or coil around • coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem • form into a wreath • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | ||||||||
wirepuller | nounn | |||||||
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hydra | nounn | |||||||
noun • trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality • (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones • small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp • a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | ||||||||
ophidian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | ||||||||
snake in the grass | ||||||||
noun • a deceitful or treacherous person | ||||||||
snake river | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition |