snake1 nounsnake2 verb
snakesnake1 /sneɪk/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINsnake1
Origin:
Old English snacaEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A geek is a carnival performer who bites the heads off live chickens and snakes.
- A solid snake of people still wound back along the north shore of the loch.
- But at darkest midnight when all was silent in the house two great snakes came crawling into the nursery.
- In a corner, hoses lay coiled like a family of dormant snakes.
- Now he found himself playing Kaa, the deaf snake known for the power of his hug.
- The snake was still inside the leg, and I couldn't even see it.
- They may be wise as an owl, slippery as an eel or even a snake in the grass.
- When I was born, the nurses said I was cold as a snake.
WORD SETS
aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
She was bitten on the ankle by a poisonous snake.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He warned me there were poisonous snakes in the region.
· It is the most deadly snake in India.
verbs· I might get bitten by a snake.
(=makes a noise which sounds like 'ssss')· The snake hissed at him and opened its mouth.
(=moves there)· Just feet from me, a green snake slithered silently across the path.
· The snake coiled itself around the branch.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She was bitten on the ankle by a poisonous snake.· Many of the animals are hostile to humans: for example, poisonous snakes and fierce mountain cats.· The air is filled with a dingo's howl, the footpaths alive with the poisonous snakes on their slithering nocturnal hunt.· Ruby Wax found some real wackos in West Virginia-loons who use poisonous snakes in religious ceremonies.· The poisonous snakes invite a certain deference, and the rattlesnake is even canned occasionally for human consumption.· In popular mythology poisonous snakes are always ready and waiting for the chance to strike out and kill their attackers.· While on a mission, Paul was bitten by a poisonous snake.· By the way, I don't keep any poisonous snakes.· The King Cobra, or Hamadryad, is the largest of all poisonous snakes.
· Ways strewn with thorns and brambles and alive with venomous snakes!· The many crevices once hid hundreds of the venomous snake indigenous to the Central Maryland region.· Some animals, such as venomous snakes and spiders, inject venoms in order to immobilise and kill their prey.· Much maligned, the adder is our only venomous snake, feeding on other reptiles and small mammals.· The brightly marked sea snakes are among the most venomous snakes to be found anywhere in the world.
NOUN· Human deaths from snake bites are caused mainly by accident.· In his magazine, he published formulas for animal manures and prescriptions for the cure of snake bites and malaria.· I sent him back to the Patel farm with his snake bite and his elaborate complaints.
VERB· Other men in the penitentiary kept garden snakes, rats and pigeons for pets...· I was fully awake, but kept seeing the snake slide over the log.· He had to keep his arms free as he needed them to keep the snake from suffocating him.· The advent of generalized floating in early 1973 meant that there was no longer any requirement to keep the snake in the tunnel.· By the way, I don't keep any poisonous snakes.· Suzy even seemed intrigued when he told her he kept a snake as a pet rather than disgusted.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- For all his odd and scary views, Buchanan has played the fear card like a snake oil salesman hawking eternal life.
- Perhaps, when the shouting from snake oil salesmen subsides, our leaders will find a way to forge a bipartisan solution.
an animal with a long thin body and no legs, that often has a poisonous bite: A snake slithered across our path.a poisonous/venomous snake2 (also snake in the grass) informal someone who cannot be trustedCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa poisonous/venomous snake· He warned me there were poisonous snakes in the region.a deadly snake· It is the most deadly snake in India.verbsa snake bites somebody· I might get bitten by a snake.a snake hisses (=makes a noise which sounds like 'ssss')· The snake hissed at him and opened its mouth.a snake slithers somewhere (=moves there)· Just feet from me, a green snake slithered silently across the path.a snake coils itself around something· The snake coiled itself around the branch.snake1 nounsnake2 verb
snakesnake2 verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] VERB TABLE
snake
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | snake |
| he, she, it | snakes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | snaked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have snaked |
| he, she, it | has snaked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had snaked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will snake |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have snaked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am snaking |
| he, she, it | is snaking | |
| you, we, they | are snaking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was snaking |
| you, we, they | were snaking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been snaking |
| he, she, it | has been snaking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been snaking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be snaking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been snaking |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Across its upper half, two lines Of human figures snake toward an abstract river.
- He could not believe that her hand snaked across the seat toward his.
- He led the way, his slim hips in the tight fitting pants snaking gracefully between the tables.
- I stared at the brown rivulets snaking down the wall where my window should have been.
- It snakes in and out of ports, along our busiest highways and through our most crowded cities.
- Ships steamed, highways snaked, houses clustered, all, from this height, orderly, and in their smallness touching.
- Usually the lines pictured on the evening news were just the ones that snaked outside store entrances.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The train was snaking its way through the mountains.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She was bitten on the ankle by a poisonous snake.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The train was snaking its way through the mountains. She was bitten on the ankle by a poisonous snake.· Then, for the last twenty minutes, the road snakes down the mountainside.· The stem of the poppy snakes down and up again, in defiance of gravity, the head faces the viewer.· Her hand snaked down his pyjamas to feel his hardness ... Then it was morning.
· It snakes in and out of ports, along our busiest highways and through our most crowded cities.
· His bony wrist snaked out, towards the trailing end of the bull's rope.· The cool spring nights force snakes out to warm themselves in the morning sun, making the spring ideal for hunting.· A line of folks hoping for returns snaked out the door to the pavement on Howard Street.
· His left arm went round behind her neck, his right snaked up inside the clinging fabric of her dress.· The weight of the ensemble was counterbalanced by the tug of transmission cables snaking up into the ceiling.· The police car held the wet roads, even the treacherous lanes that snaked up into the hills.· The smelt mills had long flues that in some cases snaked up the hillside and across the fell.· Suddenly the coil ran out and I watched the tail end go snaking up the hill.· Smoke snaked up from a campfire amidst crudely plastered and thatched huts.
NOUN· The line at the bank snaked its way out on to the street.· I can see it snaking this way and that through Laverne's flapping fringe.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
if a river, road, train, or line snakes somewhere, it moves in long twisting curves SYN windsnake along/past/down etc- For all his odd and scary views, Buchanan has played the fear card like a snake oil salesman hawking eternal life.
- Perhaps, when the shouting from snake oil salesmen subsides, our leaders will find a way to forge a bipartisan solution.
The road snaked along the valley far below. The train was snaking its way through the mountains.