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English Definitions
snake
N
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
snake
N
a deceitful or treacherous person
N
a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Snake
N
a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
snake
N
something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
snake
V
move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
snake
V
form a snake-like pattern
snake
V
move along a winding path
N
a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes
N
a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path
snake dance
N
a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
N
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
N
expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
N
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
N
rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
N
tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida
N
a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
N
a deceitful or treacherous person
N
predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
N
small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head
N
(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
snake oil
N
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
N
foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
N
any place of pain and turmoil
snake pit
N
pejorative terms for an insane asylum
N
stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
N
epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America
N
a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
N
venom secreted by certain snakes
N
tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
N
Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental
N
tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
(of monsters) having snakes for hair
snake-head
N
showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
N
rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
N
North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries
N
fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
snakebite
N
a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake
N
found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
snakefish
N
tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
N
predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax
N
showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
resembling a serpent in form
N
a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
snakeroot
N
any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
N
a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes
snakeweed
N
low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
N
East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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