snake

  • 1Snake — Snake, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and {Serpent}.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2SNAKE — (Heb. נָחָשׁ, naḥash), a generic name for various species of snake, poisonous and harmless. Both in the Bible and generally in rabbinical literature it is mentioned with ignominy as harmful. It already appears at the dawn of history in the Bible… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 3Snake — (englisch für Schlange) ist der Name eines Videospielklassikers, bei dem man eine Schlange durch ein Spielfeld steuert und Futter (manchmal Apples genannt) aufnehmen soll. Die Schlange wird mit jedem Futterhappen länger. Es können andere… …

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  • 4Snake — puede hacer referencia a: Snake, un grupo de pop/rock de Montevideo. Snake, un personaje de la serie de televisión Los Simpson. Snake, Solid Snake, de los juegos Metal Gear. Snake, videojuego. Esta página …

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  • 5snake — snake; snake·less; snake·let; snake·ling; …

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  • 6snake — [snāk] n. [ME < OE snaca, akin to ON snakr, MLowG snake: for IE base see SNAIL] 1. any of a limbless suborder (Serpentes, order Squamata) of reptiles with an elongated, scaly body, lidless eyes, and a tapering tail: some species have a… …

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  • 7Snake — Snake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snaking}.] 1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8Snake — Snake, v. i. To crawl like a snake. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9Snake — Snake: Snake  компьютерная игра, возникшая в середине или в конце 1970 х. «Snake»  продюсер, автор песен, барабанщик, бывший участник групп Янг Ганз, НАИВ, Агата Кристи, Блондинка КсЮ, МЭD DОГ и др …

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  • 10snake — ► NOUN 1) a predatory reptile with a long slender limbless body, many kinds of which have a venomous bite. 2) (also snake in the grass) a treacherous or deceitful person. ► VERB ▪ move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake. ORIGIN Old… …

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