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   Snake

   /snāk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite. Similar literary:serpentophidianrhyming slang:Joe Blake
   • ▪ (in general use) a limbless lizard or amphibian.
   • 2. a treacherous or deceitful person: "that man is a cold-blooded snake" Similar traitorturncoatbetrayerinformerback-stabberdouble-crosserdouble-dealerquislingJudascheatswindlerfraudstertrickstercharlatanviperserpentsnake in the grassinformal:two-timercreepratbeastpigskunkweaseltwisterscroteinformal, dated:bounderrotterinformal:rat finksleeveendingoderogatory:bastarddogdirty dogderogatory, informal:swinevulgar slang:shitdated:heelcadblackguard
   • 3. a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries: "the snake did not have any provision for strong currency nations to help the weak"
   • 4. a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping.

   verb

   • 1. move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake: "a rope snaked down"

   Word Origin Old Englishsnaca, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. snake-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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