- a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake, some of which are poisonous.
- a snake coiled up in the grass
- a poisonous/deadly snake
- Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
- snake venom
- There has been an increase in snake bite cases.
- He writhed and hissed like a snake.
Extra ExamplesTopics Animalsa1- A small green snake slithered across the wet road.
- He had a live snake draped over his shoulders.
- He keeps a pet snake that he lavishes with affection.
- She was bitten by a snake while walking through long grass.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- poisonous
- venomous
- …
- bite somebody/something
- strike something
- slide
- …
- bite
- charmer
- handler
- …
- a snake in the grass
Word OriginOld English snaca, of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See snake in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarya snake (in the grass)
- (disapproving) a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted
- I came to realize that he's just a snake in the grass.
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