snake

//sneɪk//
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Visual representation of snake

Noun

snakeSingular
snakesPlural
1

A long, legless reptile with a scaly body that moves by slithering along the ground.

A snake slithered across the path in front of us.

2

A treacherous or deceitful person.

He turned out to be a snake who betrayed all his friends.

Verb

snakeInfinitive
snakePresent tense
snakedPast tense
snakedPast participle
snakingPresent participle
snakesThird-person singular
1

To move or extend in a winding or twisting path.

The river snakes through the valley.