English dictionary
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English noun: snake | |||
| 1. | snake (animal) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | ||
| Synonyms | ophidian, serpent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diapsid, diapsid reptile | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blind snake, colubrid, colubrid snake, constrictor, elapid, elapid snake, sea snake, viper, worm snake | ||
| Member meronym | Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes | ||
| 2. | snake (person) a deceitful or treacherous person | ||
| Synonyms | snake in the grass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bad person | ||
| 3. | Snake (object) a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition | ||
| Synonyms | Snake River | ||
| Instance hypernym | river | ||
| Part holonym | Twin, Twin Falls | ||
| Part meronym | Beaver State, Equality State, Evergreen State, Gem State, ID, Idaho, OR, Oregon, WA, Washington, WY, Wyoming | ||
| 4. | Snake (object) a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | ||
| Synonyms | Hydra | ||
| Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
| 5. | snake (artifact) something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | auger, closet auger, plumber's snake, trap-and-drain auger | ||
English verb: snake | |||
| 1. | snake (motion) move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | glide | ||
| 2. | snake (stative) form a snake-like pattern | ||
| Samples | The river snakes through the valley. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, twist, wind | ||
| 3. | snake (motion) move along a winding path | ||
| Samples | The army snaked through the jungle. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meander, thread, wander, weave, wind | ||
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