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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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
While both series feature a guinea pig, the spinoff also includes a bunny and a snake instead of a turtle and a duck.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 20 Nov. 2024
James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Most poignant is the way addiction snakes through family history.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Employees of a Hilo, Hawaii store were shocked to discover a snake slithering around a shipment of fresh Christmas trees.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
While both series feature a guinea pig, the spinoff also includes a bunny and a snake instead of a turtle and a duck.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
The precinct at Day Springs Community Church off Orange Blossom Trail drew a crowd that snaked outside the building.
—James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Most poignant is the way addiction snakes through family history.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake. Accessed 30 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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