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| adder2 |
any of various similar poisonous or harmless snakes. [1/2 definitions] |
| fox snake |
a harmless rat snake, having a yellowish color with dark patches on the back. |
| garter snake |
any of numerous small harmless striped snakes common in North America. |
| grass snake |
any of several common small harmless snakes, such as the garter or green snake. |
| innocent |
harmless. [1/6 definitions] |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. [1/3 definitions] |
| insidious |
seemingly or outwardly harmless, but actually very dangerous. [1/2 definitions] |
| lark2 |
a playful and harmless prank. [2/4 definitions] |
| oak apple |
a harmless, applelike gall produced on oak trees by the larvae of a type of wasp. |
| scotch |
to hurt slightly so as to render temporarily harmless. [1/4 definitions] |
| snake in the grass |
someone or something that seems harmless, but is actually treacherous. |
| storyteller |
(informal) one who tells harmless lies; fibber. [1/2 definitions] |
| water snake |
any of numerous harmless snakes living in or near water. |
| white lie |
a small or harmless lie, often told to spare someone's feelings; well-intentioned fib. |
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