Top synonyms for “snake”: auger, hydra, ophidian, plumber's snake, serpent, snake in the grass, snake river.
Definitions
- (noun)limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
- (noun)a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
- (noun)something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
- (noun)a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
- (noun)a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- (noun)a deceitful or treacherous person
- (verb)move along a winding path“The army snaked through the jungle”
- (verb)move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
- (verb)form a snake-like pattern“The river snakes through the valley”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "snake" include auger, hydra, ophidian, plumber's snake, serpent, snake in the grass. Our thesaurus lists 7 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "snake" mean?
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
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