Snake

/sneik/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A limbless reptile: A long, legless, scaly reptile; some species are venomous.
    • A treacherous person: A deceitful, untrustworthy, or malicious individual.
    • Something resembling a snake: Any long, thin, flexible object that coils or twists like a snake.
    • A geographical feature: A long, winding river or a faint constellation in the shape of a snake.

  2. Verb:

    • To move like a snake: To move smoothly, quietly, and with twisting, sinuous motions.
    • To follow a winding path: To extend or proceed in a long, twisting, coiled, or meandering line.
Usage and Examples
  • As a Noun (Reptile):
    • The garden snake slithered away into the bushes.
    • Some snakes, like cobras, are highly venomous.
  • As a Noun (Person):
    • Don't trust him; he's a snake in the grass.
    • She felt betrayed when she discovered her friend was a snake.
  • As a Verb (Movement):
    • The line of people snaked slowly around the block.
    • The river snakes through the canyon, creating breathtaking views.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "A snake in the grass": A hidden or treacherous enemy; a person who pretends to be a friend but is secretly harmful.
    • He seemed friendly, but he was a real snake in the grass, spreading rumors about everyone.
  • "To see snakes": To hallucinate, often due to illness or excessive alcohol consumption (delirium tremens).
    • After days without sleep, he started to see snakes crawling on the walls.
Variants and Related Words
  • Snaky (adjective): Resembling a snake; winding, twisting, or treacherous.
    • The road followed a snaky path up the mountain.
    • He gave her a snaky smile.
  • Snakelike (adjective): Having the form or qualities of a snake.
    • The creature moved with a snakelike grace.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Reptile): Serpent, viper (specifically venomous types).
  • Noun (Person): Traitor, backstabber, betrayer.
  • Verb (Movement): Wind, meander, twist, slither, weave.
Phrasal Verbs and Common Verb Phrases
  • Snake its way: To move in a winding, sinuous manner.
    • The hiking trail snaked its way through the dense forest.
  • Snake out (of) : To pull something out quickly or stealthily.
    • He snaked a chocolate bar out of his pocket when no one was looking.
Related Idioms
  • "To warm (or cherish) a snake in one's bosom": To be kind to someone who later betrays you; to nurture a traitor.
    • By hiring his rival's assistant, he was warming a snake in his bosom.
  • "To raise (or wake) snakes" : To cause trouble or a commotion.
    • His inflammatory speech was sure to raise snakes at the town meeting.
Noun
  1. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
  2. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
  3. a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  4. a deceitful or treacherous person
  5. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Verb
  1. move along a winding path
    • The army snaked through the jungle
  2. form a snake-like pattern
    • The river snakes through the valley
  3. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

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