Snakes Synonyms

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mouses
(Intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
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lurks
To move furtively
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glides
(Intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
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creeps
To move stealthily or cautiously.
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worms
To move in a manner suggestive of a worm.
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slides
To move stealthily or unobtrusively
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crawls
To move or go slowly or feebly
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corkscrews
(Intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
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wreathes
To move with a twisting or coiling motion
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winds
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
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weaves
To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way:
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twists
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
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twines
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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spirals
(Intransitive) To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
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meanders
(Intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
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entwines
To twist or twine around something (one another).
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curls
To wind or twist (esp. hair) into ringlets or coils
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coils
To wind into a shape resembling a coil.
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undulates
To move in or as in waves; move sinuously
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slithers
To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.
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snakes-in-the-grass
A treacherous or deceitful person
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hydrae
(Greek Mythology) The many-headed monster that was slain by Hercules.
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serpents
(Zoology) A snake.
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reptiles
A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia.
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vermin
Animals that prey on farm animals or game or that destroy crops.
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steals
To move, pass, etc. stealthily, quietly, gradually, or without being noticed
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sneaks
To move quietly and stealthily so as to avoid being seen or heard; go furtively
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slips
(Intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
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skulks
To move about stealthily.
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pussyfoots
To move stealthily or cautiously.
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prowls
To idle; to go about aimlessly.
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moves
To stir the emotions:
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shoshonis
A member of a group of North American Indians scattered over Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and California
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rattlesnakes
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
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Snakes Sentence Examples

  • Yeah, you could get to it, but it would take a while, and you'd be subjecting yourself to thorns, ticks, snakes and about ten miles of the roughest country you can imagine.

  • The number of recent species of snakes is about 1600.

  • Australia is rich in snakes, and has more than a hundred different kinds.

  • The cave, still called Mavrospelya ("black cave"), was ever afterwards regarded as sacred to Demeter, and in'it, according to information given to Pausanias, there had been set up an image of the goddess, a female form seated on a rock, but with a horse's head and mane, to which were attached snakes and other wild animals.

  • Herbs with healing properties were kept in her temple, and also snakes, the usual symbol of the medicinal art.

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