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- pronunciation:
- sneIk
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of a number of long, narrow reptiles having scales but no limbs.
- synonyms:
- serpent
- similar words:
- ophidian, viper
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| definition 2: |
a person who acts in a treacherous way toward others.
- synonyms:
- snake in the grass
- similar words:
- betrayer, schemer, sneak, stool pigeon, traitor, turncoat, viper, weasel
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| definition 3: |
a long piece of flexible metal wire for clearing blocked drains.
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| related words: |
traitor, turncoat, villain |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
snakes, snaking, snaked |
| definition: |
to move or undulate in the manner of a snake.
The path snakes through the woods.- synonyms:
- twine, wind
- similar words:
- bend, slide, slink, slither, undulate, weave, writhe
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| related words: |
weave, writhe |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make (a path or way) in an indirect or twisting fashion.
He snaked his way through the crowded streets.- similar words:
- sidle, weave, zigzag
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| definition 2: |
to drag or haul, esp. by a chain or rope.
- synonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- drag, haul
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| related words: |
weave |
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| derivation: |
snakelike (adj.) |
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