asp
Nile basin serpent
An asp is a venomous snake, particularly the Egyptian cobra or European viper.
The word is famous from the story of Cleopatra's death, supposedly by asp bite.
In general use, asp evokes danger and treachery: a nest of asps.
The word is somewhat literary and old-fashioned; most people encounter it in historical or poetic contexts rather than herpetology.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- adderSmall venomous snake
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
fangs · slither · hiss · coil · strike · reptile · cold-blooded · venomous
Biological-origin harm agent
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- bitePierce with teeth
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
antivenom · fang · lethal · deadly · hemotoxin · cytotoxin · gland · necrosis
Northeastern African nation
- suicideVoluntary death by oneself
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- NileAfrica's longest river
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
Ptolemy · death · basket · legend · Shakespeare · Antony · tragedy · ancient
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
scales · fangs · slither · hiss · coil · strike · reptile · cold-blooded · venomous · forked-tongue
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- bitePierce with teeth
envenomation · antivenom · fang · lethal · deadly · hemotoxin · cytotoxin · gland · necrosis · toxicology
Egypt
Northeastern African nation
pharaoh · Ptolemy · death · basket · legend · Shakespeare · Antony · tragedy · ancient · Roman
death
Cessation of life
cunning · temptation · betrayal · deception · menace · peril · omen · emblem · metaphor · allegory
Aesop
Ancient Greek fable writer
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- taleSpoken or written narrative
wisdom · lesson · folklore · cautionary · proverb · allegory · storytelling · didactic · fabulist · teaching
- Crosswordesealee, aloe, epee, erne, etui
- vipersviper, pit viper, adder, copperhead, cottonmouth
- reptileslizard, snake, turtle, crocodile, alligator
- Cleopatrabarge, throne, crown, kohl, pearls
- desert wildlifecamel, dromedary, gazelle, oryx, jerboa
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
aspgarter snake
Small harmless North American serpent
corn snake · milk snake · rat snake · king snake · grass snake
- positional asphyxiaSuffocation from restricted positioning