1
: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
2
: a worthless or treacherous fellow
3
: something (such as a plumber's snake) resembling a snake
snaked; snaking
1
: to wind (one's way, one's body in crawling, etc.) in the manner of a snake
2
: to move (something, such as logs) by dragging
: to crawl, move, or extend silently, secretly, or sinuously
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Examples of snake in a Sentence
Noun
I thought she was my friend, but she turned out to be a snake in the grass.
snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade
Verb
The road snakes through the mountains.
Cables snaked across the floor.
Technicians snaked cables through the set.
He snaked his way through the crowd.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
His videos often consisted of him handling venomous snakes, showing off crocodiles and taking care of the family’s giraffe.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The hotel has a celestial Mediterranean theme, special kids' suites decorated with a How To Train Your Dragon theme, and a pool that snakes around the property.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The landscape also included large primates, rodents, snakes, crabs — and even carnivorous marsupials.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
His videos often consisted of him handling venomous snakes, showing off crocodiles and taking care of the family’s giraffe.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Although Ukraine's international backers have donated their own drones and many types of weapons to the war effort, experts say the vast majority of these are ill-suited to the constantly evolving front lines snaking through eastern Ukraine and along the border with Russia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
The hotel has a celestial Mediterranean theme, special kids' suites decorated with a How To Train Your Dragon theme, and a pool that snakes around the property.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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snake
1 of 2 noun1
: any of numerous limbless reptiles that have a long body and salivary glands often capable of producing venom which is injected through fangs
2
: a mean or treacherous person
snake
2 of 2 verb
snaked; snaking
: to crawl, wind, or move like a snake
Medical Definition
snake
noun
: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes synonym Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
Geographical Definition
Snake
geographical name
river 1038 miles (1670 kilometers) long in the northwestern U.S. flowing from northwestern Wyoming across southern Idaho and into the Columbia River in Washington
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