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Snake Sneɪk Coiled Noun Bre Grass Venomous Spit

Word snake
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / sneɪk / NAmE / sneɪk /
Example
  • a snake coiled up in the grass
  • venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
  • a small green snake slithered across the wet road.
  • he had a live snake draped over his shoulders.
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snake

(noun)BrE / sneɪk / NAmE / sneɪk /
  1. a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake, some of which are poisonous.
    • a snake coiled up in the grass
    • Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
  2. a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted
  3. Extra Examples

    • A small green snake slithered across the wet road.
    • He had a live snake draped over his shoulders.
    • He keeps a pet snake that he lavishes with affection.
    • I came to realize that he’s just a snake in the grass.
    • She was bitten by a snake while walking through long grass.
    • The men sit like coiled snakes that are ready to strike.
    • The snake lifted up its head before striking its prey.
    • The snake wound its way through the undergrowth.
    • one of the world’s deadliest snakes

    Word Origin

    • Old English snaca, of Germanic origin.
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