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vipers

vipers is the plural of viper.

Meaning of viper

Noun

viper (plural vipers)

  1. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
    Synonyms:
    adder
  2. (informal) Any venomous snake.
  3. (figuratively) A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
    • And aggravate my folly who committed / To ſuch a viper his moſt ſacred truſt / Of ſecreſie, my ſafety, and my life.1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 62
  4. (slang) A person who smokes marijuana.
    • Dreamed about a reefer five feet long / Mighty Mezz, but not too strong / You'll be high but not for long / If you're a vipera. 1936, Stuff Smith, “If You're a Viper”

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Questions about vipers

What is vipers the plural of?
Vipers is the plural of viper.

Words near vipers in the dictionary

  1. viperlings
  2. viperoid
  3. viperous
  4. viperously
  5. viperousness
  6. vipers
  7. vipery
  8. Vipin
  9. VIPIT
  10. VIPITs
  11. Viplav

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