"Snake" meaning in English

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Proper name

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 Related terms (Chinese zodiac signs): Rat
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-B8qnIwSP Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Chinese zodiac signs': 54 21 4 14 7
  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
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-lExdtsop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 34 4 22 14 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 (place): Places in the United States, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-EcmhTsj0
  5. A placename:
    Ellipsis of Snake Island..
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Snake Island Related terms: Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-0ORPTi6V

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Snake meaning in English (4.3kB)

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