| NOUN | animal | snake, serpent, ophidian | limbless scaly elongate reptile |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | snake, snake in the grass | a deceitful or treacherous person | |
| object | Snake, Snake River | a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward | |
| object | Snake, Hydra | a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | |
| artifact | snake | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake | |
| artifact | snake, plumber's snake, auger | a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes | |
| VERB | motion | snake | move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake |
| stative | snake | form a snake-like pattern | |
| motion | snake | move along a winding path |
| Sounds | sney'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | A deceitful or treacherous person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | snake in the grass | |
| Broader | bad person | A person who does harm to others |
| Meaning | A tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Snake River | |
| Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
| Part of | Idaho, Gem State, ID, Id. | A state in the Rocky Mountains |
| Oregon, Beaver State, OR, Ore. | A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific | |
| Washington, Evergreen State, WA, Wash. | A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific | |
| Wyoming, Equality State, WY, Wyo. | A state in the western United States | |
| Parts | Twin, Twin Falls | A waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho |
| Spanish | Río Snake, Snake | |
| Catalan | Riu Snake, Snake | |
| Meaning | A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Hydra | |
| Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
| Spanish | Hydra | |
| Meaning | Something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | closet auger | A snake used to unblock toilets |
| plumber's snake, snake, auger | A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes | |
| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
| Spanish | sierpe | |
| Verbs | snake | move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake |
| snake | form a snake-like pattern | |
| Meaning | A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | plumber's snake, auger | |
| Narrower | trap-and-drain auger | A plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| snake | Something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake | |
| Spanish | cable desatascador, sonda destapacaños | |
| Catalan | furga | |
| Meaning | Move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | glide | Move smoothly and effortlessly |
| Spanish | culebrear, serpentear | |
| Nouns | snake | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake |
| Meaning | form a snake-like pattern. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The river snakes through the valley" | |
| Broader | wind, twist, curve | Extend in curves and turns |
| Nouns | snake | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake |
| Meaning | Move along a winding path. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The army snaked through the jungle" | |
| Broader | weave, wind, thread, meander, wander | To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
| Spanish | snake | |
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