snake

Speech parts

1. snake - Noun

2. snake - Verb

3. Snake - Proper noun

Meaning

Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.

To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

To crawl like a snake.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

serpent hydra viper asp rattlesnake adder ophidian snake in the grass judas python anaconda scrabble dragon cobra auger
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Antonyms

angel paragon darling continue dear playmaker
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Hypernyms

diapsid animal object reptile carnivore wind

Hyponyms

viper auger blind snake colubrid elapid constrictor

Phrases with the word

snake in the grass texas rat snake Great Plains rat snake copperhead snake venomous snake lower than a snake's belly

Derivatives

snaked snaking

Anagrams

skean sneak Kasen

Examples

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. W. C. Fields

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. Ambrose Bierce

There's a snake lurking in the grass. Virgil

The bee gets honey from the same flower where the snake sucks her poison. Armenian Proverb

A snake can change its skin but not its disposition. Persian Proverb

When the snake is old, the frog will tease him. Persian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Snailwell snaily Snaith snake and pygmy pie snake bean snake bird