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snake

Definition

noun: an animal that has a long, thin body and no arms or legs
noun: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
verb: to move like a snake
verb: to wind (as one's way) in the manner of a snake
synonyms: worm, reptile, serpent

Examples

He thinks politicians are just a bunch of 'snake oil' salesmen. [=dishonest people]
I thought she was my friend, but she turned out to be 'a snake in the grass'.
Technicians 'snaked' cables through the set.

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Movie quotes

(..) Faster! VIKING: (CHUCKLES) I'll live. FLOKI: Rollo! Betrayer of the gods and all the sacred things in Midgard! Come here, you snake! Come my way, and let my ax slake its thirst on your blood. Come to Floki. Come to Floki, you bastard. I am waiting. (..)
2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: The Last Ship Season: 4 Episode 10