snake
noun
[ sneɪk ]
• a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite.
• a treacherous or deceitful person.
• "that man is a cold-blooded snake"
Similar:
traitor,
turncoat,
betrayer,
informer,
back-stabber,
double-crosser,
double-dealer,
quisling,
Judas,
cheat,
swindler,
fraudster,
trickster,
charlatan,
viper,
serpent,
snake in the grass,
two-timer,
creep,
rat,
beast,
pig,
swine,
skunk,
dog,
weasel,
bastard,
twister,
scrote,
bounder,
rotter,
rat fink,
sleeveen,
dingo,
heel,
cad,
blackguard,
shit,
• a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries.
• "the snake did not have any provision for strong currency nations to help the weak"
• a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping.
snake
verb
• move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.
• "a rope snaked down"
Similar:
twist,
wind,
twist and turn,
meander,
zigzag,
curl,
coil,
wreathe,
spiral,
twine,
loop,
curve,
corkscrew,
Origin:
Old English snaca, of Germanic origin.
