"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
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-B8qnIwSP Categories (other): Astrology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Chinese zodiac signs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 2 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 6 34 7 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 44 16 2 37 1 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  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
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-lExdtsop Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Chinese zodiac signs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 2 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 6 34 7 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 44 16 2 37 1 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Chinese zodiac signs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 2 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 20 8 38 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 6 34 7 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 44 16 2 37 1
  5. A placename:
    Ellipsis of Snake Island.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Snake Island
    Sense id: en-Snake-en-name-oggrSVHD

Inflected forms

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