SNAKE


Meaning of SNAKE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deadly

one of the world's deadliest ~s

▪ poisonous , venomous

▪ giant , huge , large

▪ dead , live

He had a live ~ draped over his shoulders.

▪ pet

He keeps a pet ~ that he lavishes with affection.

▪ sea , tree , water

▪ coiled ( often figurative )

The men sit like coiled ~s that are ready to strike.

SNAKE + VERB

▪ bite sb/sth , strike sth

She was bitten by a ~ while walking through long grass.

The ~ lifted up its head before striking its prey.

▪ slide , slither , wind , wind its way

A small green ~ slithered across the wet road.

The ~ wound its way through the undergrowth.

▪ hiss , spit

▪ shed its skin

▪ coil around sth , coil itself around sth , curl up

SNAKE + NOUN

▪ bite (usually snakebite )

▪ charmer , handler

▪ venom

PHRASES

▪ a ~ in the grass ( figurative )

I came to realize that he's just a ~ in the grass.

II.

verb

Snake is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ way

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .