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snek

/snɛk/

snek is the alternative form of snake.

Meaning of snake

Noun

snake (plural snakes)

  1. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
    • The man writhed like a trampled snake, and a red foam bubbled from his lips.1892, Oscar Wilde, A House of Pomegranates
    Synonyms:
    Joe Blake, serpent
  2. (figuratively) A person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.
    • Near-synonyms: rat; see also Thesaurus:betrayer
  3. A tool for unclogging plumbing.
  4. A tool to aid cable pulling.
    Synonyms:
    wirepuller
  5. (Australia, UK) A flavoured jube (confectionary) in the shape of a snake.
  6. (slang) Trouser snake; the penis.
    Synonyms:
    trouser snake

See all 21 meanings of snake

Forms of snek

pluralsneks

Questions about snek

What is snek the alternative form of?
Snek is the alternative form of snake.
How do you pronounce snek?
Snek is pronounced /snɛk/.

Words near snek in the dictionary

  1. Snegurochka
  2. Sneh
  3. Sneider
  4. Sneiders
  5. Sneinton
  6. snek
  7. snekke
  8. sneks
  9. Snelgrove
  10. Snelgroves
  11. snell

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