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snake dance
snake dancen.1. A ceremonial dance of the Hopi in which the dancers traditionally carry live snakes in their mouths.2. A procession of people who join hands and move forward in a zigzag line.snake dance n 1. (Dancing) a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth 2. (Dancing) a. the swaying movements of snakes responding to a snake charmerb. a Hindu dance in which performers imitate such snake movements snake′ dance`
n. 1. any of various ceremonial dances of American Indian peoples in which snakes are handled or imitated by the dancers. 2. a parade or procession in which the participants weave in single file in a serpentine course. [1765–75, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | snake dance - a group advancing in a single-file serpentine pathIndian file, single file, file - a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other | | 2. | snake dance - a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invokedceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing - a dance that is part of a religious ritualU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 |
snake dance
Words related to snake dancenoun a group advancing in a single-file serpentine pathRelated Words- Indian file
- single file
- file
noun a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invokedRelated Words- ceremonial dance
- ritual dance
- ritual dancing
- U.S.A.
- United States
- United States of America
- US
- USA
- America
- the States
- U.S.
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