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snake / Snake > 8 senses
NOUN	1	snake, serpent, ophidian	Limbless scaly elongate reptile
	2	snake, snake in the grass	A deceitful or treacherous person
	3	Snake, Snake River	A tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward
	4	Snake, Hydra	A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
	5	snake	Something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
VERB	1	snake	Move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
	2	snake	Form a snake-like pattern
	3	snake	Move along a winding path

snake / Snake > pronunciation
Sounds	sney'k
Rhymes	ache, awake, backache, and 55 more rhymes in eyk...

snake > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Limbless scaly elongate reptile. Some are venomous.
Synonyms	serpent, ophidian
Member of	Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia
Broader	diapsid, diapsid reptile
Narrower	colubrid snake, colubrid; blind snake, worm snake; constrictor; elapid, elapid snake; sea snake; viper
Adjectives	snaky; snaky; anguine

snake > noun 2, person
Meaning	A deceitful or treacherous person.
Synonyms	snake in the grass
Broader	bad person

Snake > noun 3, object
Meaning	A tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward. Discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Synonyms	Snake River
Part of	Idaho, Gem State, ID; Oregon, Beaver State, OR; Washington, Evergreen State, WA; Wyoming, Equality State, WY
Parts	Twin, Twin Falls
Instance of	river

Snake > noun 4, object
Meaning	A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer.
Synonyms	Hydra
Instance of	constellation

snake > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	Something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake.
Broader	object, physical object
Narrower	closet auger; plumber's snake, auger; trap-and-drain auger
Verbs	snake; snake

snake > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	glide
Nouns	snake

snake > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Form a snake-like pattern.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"The river snakes through the valley"
Broader	wind, twist, curve
Nouns	snake

snake > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Move along a winding path.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The army snaked through the jungle"
Broader	weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

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