snake
English Thesaurus
1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | diapsid, diapsid reptile, |
| definition | : | reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | colubrid, colubrid snake, |
| definition | : | mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | blind snake, worm snake, |
| definition | : | wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | constrictor, |
| definition | : | any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | elapid, elapid snake, |
| definition | : | any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | sea snake, |
| definition | : | any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | viper, |
| definition | : | venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw (noun.animal) |
2. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | closet auger, |
| definition | : | a snake used to unblock toilets (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | auger, plumber's snake, |
| definition | : | a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trap-and-drain auger, |
| definition | : | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain (noun.artifact) |
3. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer (noun.object)
| instance hypernym | : | constellation, |
| definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
4. a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition (noun.object)
| instance hypernym | : | river, |
| definition | : | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | twin, twin falls, |
| definition | : | a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | gem state, id, idaho, |
| definition | : | a state in the Rocky Mountains (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | beaver state, or, oregon, |
| definition | : | a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | equality state, wy, wyoming, |
| definition | : | a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east (noun.location) |
5. a deceitful or treacherous person (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | bad person, |
| definition | : | a person who does harm to others (noun.person) |
6. move along a winding path (verb.motion)
7. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | glide, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion) |
8. form a snake-like pattern (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | curve, twist, wind, |
| definition | : | extend in curves and turns (verb.stative) |
9. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun.animal)
10. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | snake, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | snake, |
| definition | : | form a snake-like pattern (verb.stative) |
11. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | snake, snake, |
| definition | : | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake (noun.artifact) |
12. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun.animal)
13. something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | snake, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | snake, |
| definition | : | form a snake-like pattern (verb.stative) |
14. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | snake, snake, |
| definition | : | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake (noun.artifact) |
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