Synonyms for snake

Noun

1. snake, serpent, ophidian, diapsid, diapsid reptile

usage: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

2. snake, snake in the grass, bad person

usage: a deceitful or treacherous person

3. Snake, Snake River, river

usage: a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

4. Hydra, Snake, constellation

usage: a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

5. snake, object, physical object

usage: something resembling a snake

Verb

1. snake, glide

usage: move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

2. snake, wind, curve

usage: form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"

3. snake, weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

usage: move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"