snake
Slithers without limbs
A snake is a legless reptile with an elongated body, moving by slithering.
Snakes range from harmless garden varieties to venomous species like cobras and rattlesnakes.
Figuratively, a snake is a treacherous person who deceives or betrays: He's a snake—don't trust him.
To snake is to move in a winding path: The river snakes through the valley.
Snakes and ladders is a children's board game.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- boaSqueeze-killer or neckwear
rattlesnake · anaconda · mamba · adder · asp · scales · slither · fangs
Air current outdoors
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- coilWound circular arrangement
weave · slither · undulate · spiral · sinuous · serpentine · winding · curved
Move furtively
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- lurkHide while observing
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- covertIntentionally concealed
ambush · camouflage · hidden · undetected · strike · stalk · silent · patience
Cunning, limbless reptile
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
- beguileCharm into deception
cunning · deception · seduction · original sin · trickster · biblical · devil · evil
Poison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- bitePierce with teeth
fangs · toxicity · lethal · antidote · cytotoxin · venomous · anaphylaxis · necrosis
Winged rod with coiled snakes
- ouroborosSelf-consuming serpent emblem
- MedusaStone-gazing mythic creature
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
Disloyal pretend ally
- betrayerOne who breaks allegiance
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- double-crosserOne who deceives confederates
rat · fink · informant · two-faced · treacherous · perfidious · Judas · untrustworthy
Spiral hole-maker
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- unclogRemove an obstruction
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- blockageObstruction halting movement
plumbing · coiled wire · drain cleaner · sewer · rooter
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
boa · rattlesnake · anaconda · mamba · adder · asp · scales · slither · fangs · coil
wind
Air current outdoors
coil · weave · slither · undulate · spiral · sinuous · serpentine · winding · curved · twisting
slink
Move furtively
covert · ambush · camouflage · hidden · undetected · strike · stalk · silent · patience
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- EdenScriptural original paradise
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- forbidden fruitEnticing thing that's prohibited
beguile · cunning · deception · seduction · original sin · trickster · biblical · devil · evil · apple
neurotoxin
Poison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
bite · fangs · toxicity · lethal · antidote · cytotoxin · venomous · anaphylaxis · necrosis · serum
caduceus
Winged rod with coiled snakes
- ouroborosSelf-consuming serpent emblem
- MedusaStone-gazing mythic creature
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
kundalini · healing · rebirth · eternity · fertility · medicine
backstabber
Disloyal pretend ally
double-crosser · rat · fink · informant · two-faced · treacherous · perfidious · Judas · untrustworthy · snitch
auger
Spiral hole-maker
blockage · plumbing · coiled wire · drain cleaner · sewer · rooter
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
snakesaint
Canonized holy person
angel · hero · heroine · straight shooter · gentleman
- snake pitsReptile-filled hollows or bedlam
- snake in the grassSecretly treacherous person
- snake oilFraudulent cure-all
- snake eyesPair of ones rolled
- snake bitePuncture from legless reptile
- venomous snakeSerpent with toxic bite
snakes, snaking, snaked, snaky, snakebite, snakebites, snakelike, snakeskin, snakey