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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Chris Barilla, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
New technology detects snake DNA in the environment and allows researchers to determine if invasive snakes such as the Burmese python are in the area.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
At the recruiting expo, as people stood in snaking lines that sometimes stretched longer than those for the night’s afterparties, all the big players were accounted for: Netflix, Axon, Meta, Google, Oracle.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Between Dutton being murdered, the death of longtime ranch hand Colby Mayfield (Denim Richards), Rip's relocation to Texas to aid fellow ranch hands (and fight off snake attacks) and the future of the ranch in the balance, Hauser's character certainly has his hands full this season.
—Chris Barilla, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
New technology detects snake DNA in the environment and allows researchers to determine if invasive snakes such as the Burmese python are in the area.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Reached by a real asphalted road, which snakes around the mountainside, the mountain also affords spectacular panoramic views of wooded plains way below, stretching to the horizon.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
At the recruiting expo, as people stood in snaking lines that sometimes stretched longer than those for the night’s afterparties, all the big players were accounted for: Netflix, Axon, Meta, Google, Oracle.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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