snakes 1 of 2

noun

Definition of snakesnext
plural of snake
1
as in serpents
a limbless reptile with a long body snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade

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as in dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others why, that dirty, rotten snake!

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as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance what a snake she was—having an affair with my husband while I was in the hospital!

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snakes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snake
1
as in lurks
to move about in a sly or secret manner snaking softly through the brush

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as in creeps
to move slowly with the body close to the ground commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakes
  1. traitors
  2. sneaks
  3. skunk
  4. reptiles
  5. toads
  6. beasts
Noun
  • Calling Latinos traitors won’t sway any of them back toward Democrats.
    JP Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of traitors
Verb
  • However, in the film, the actress’ clear Spaniard accent often sneaks through.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Gomez sneaks in a few lines in English to back up that storyline.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of sneaks
Noun
  • Any time an agricultural producer or horse owner or home gardener has a persistent issue with dangerous or destructive animals — skunks denning under a shed, raccoons raiding a chicken coop, bears gorging in a vineyard — Chandler can assist, either with advice or, if necessary, direct intervention.
    Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of skunk
Noun
  • Sea turtle growth is affected by rain Scientists have long known that, as with other reptiles, sea turtles’ egg development is influenced by the temperature of the nest.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The islands are among the most biodiverse places in North America, home to a broad range of mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and plants.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of reptiles
Noun
  • The ants then swarmed the toads, killing half of them almost instantly.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, these poisonous toads proved deadly to the native species that tried to prey on them.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of toads
Noun
  • Then, one by one, the beasts came forward.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His balloons would resemble cascades of oxygen bubbles sailing upward, strands of DNA, billowing sheets of candy buttons, or phosphorus deep-sea beasts made of LEDs.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of beasts
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