snake
1. limbless scaly elongate reptile;
some are venomous (Freq. 20)
• Syn:
serpent, ophidian
• Derivationally related forms:
snaky
• Hypernyms:
diapsid, diapsid reptile
• Hyponyms:
colubrid snake, colubrid, blind snake, worm snake, constrictor,
elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper
• Member Holonyms:
Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia
2. a deceitful or treacherous person
• Syn:
snake in the grass
• Hypernyms:
bad person
3. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
• Hypernyms:
object, physical object
• Hyponyms:
closet auger, plumber's snake, auger, trap-and-drain auger
1. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
glide
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. form a snake-like pattern
- The river snakes through the valley
• Hypernyms:
wind, twist, curve
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
3. move along a winding path
- The army snaked through the jungle
• Hypernyms:
weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
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