"Snake" meaning in English

See Snake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Snake.wav Forms: Snakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Snake (countable and uncountable, plural Snakes)
  1. (astrology, timekeeping) The sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astrology, Chinese zodiac signs Related terms (Chinese zodiac signs; year of the ~): Rat
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-B8qnIwSP Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 33 12 2 29 25 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Chinese zodiac signs; year of the ~': 48 21 3 26 1
  2. (video games) An early computer game, later popular on mobile phones, in which the player attempts to manoeuvre a perpetually growing snake so as to collect food items and avoid colliding with walls or the snake's tail. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games, Chinese zodiac signs
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-lExdtsop Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 33 12 2 29 25 Topics: video-games
  3. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A placename:
    A river in the northwestern United States, tributary to the Columbia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chinese zodiac signs Categories (place): Places in the United States, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-EcmhTsj0 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 33 12 2 29 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 25 3 40 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 19 7 40 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 5 35 14
  5. A placename:
    Ellipsis of Snake Island.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Snake Island Categories (topical): Chinese zodiac signs Related terms: Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-oggrSVHD Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 33 12 2 29 25

Inflected forms

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