Definition of snake

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  • snake is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • snake is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of snake

  • a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. snake river
  • a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hydra
  • a deceitful or treacherous person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. snake in the grass
  • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. auger
    2. plumber's snake
  • limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ophidian
    2. serpent
  • form a snake-like pattern (verb)

    Examples

    1. The river snakes through the valley
  • move along a winding path (verb)

    Examples

    1. The army snaked through the jungle
  • move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb)
  • something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake (noun)

See definition of snake in Merriam Webster