English-Thai Dictionary

snake

N งู  serpent vermin ngu

 

snake in the grass

IDM คน ขี้โกง  คน เจ้าเล่ห์  kon-ke-kong

 

snakebird

N นก ว่ายน้ำช นิดหนึ่ง ใน ตระกูล  Anhingdae

 

snakehead

N พืช หัว เต่า 

 

snakeroot

N พืช ที่ มี ราก ใช้ เป็น ยา แก้ พิษงู 

 

snakeweed

N พืช ยุโรป จำพวก หนึ่ง คล้าย งู ใช้ เป็น ยา ฝาด สมาน 

 

snakewood

N ไม้ ราก งู 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNAKE

n.A serpent of the oviparous kind, distinguished from a viper, says Johnson. But in America, the common and general name of serpents, and so the word is used by the poets.

 

SNAKE

v.t.In seamen's language, to wind a small rope round a large one spirally, the small ropes lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one. This is called also worming.

 

SNAKEROOT

n.[snake and root. ] A plant, a species of birth-wort, growing in North Am merica the Aristolochia serpentaria.

 

SNAKESHEAD IRIS

n.A plant with a lily shaped flower, or one leaf, shaped like an iris; the hermodactyl, or Iris tuberosa.

 

SNAKEWEED

n.[snake and weed. ] A plant, bistort, of the genus Polygonum.

 

SNAKEWOOD

n.[snake and wood. ] The smaller branches of a tree, growing in the isle of Timor and other parts of the east, having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a certain remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. It is the wood of the Slrychnos colubrina.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SNAKE

Snake, n. Etym: [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. snakr,sn, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

 

Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the larger number are harmless to man. Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake, Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under Blind, Garter, etc. -- Fetich snake (Zoöl.), a large African snake (Python Sebæ ) used by the natives as a fetich. -- Ringed snake (Zoöl.), a common European columbrine snake (Tropidonotus natrix ). -- Snake eater. (Zoöl.) (a ) The markhoor. (b ) The secretary bird. -- Snake fence, a worm fence (which see ). [U.S.] -- Snake fly (Zoöl.), any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so called because of their large head and elongated neck and prothorax. -- Snake gourd (Bot. ), a cucurbitaceous plant (Trichosanthes anguina ) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than that of the serpent cucumber. -- Snake killer. (Zoöl.) (a ) The secretary bird. (b ) The chaparral cock. -- Snake moss (Bot. ), the common club moss (Lycopodium clavatum ). See Lycopodium. -- Snake nut (Bot. ), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree (Ophiocaryon paradoxum ) of Guiana, the embryo of which resembles a snake coiled up. -- Tree snake (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees, especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied genera.

 

SNAKE

Snake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaking. ]

 

1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

 

SNAKE

SNAKE Snake, v. i.

 

Defn: To crawl like a snake.

 

SNAKEBIRD

Snake "bird `, n. Etym: [So named from its snakelike neck. ] (Zoöl.)

 

1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus Anhinga or Plotus. They are allied to the gannets and cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks, and sharp bills.

 

Note: The American species (Anhinga, or Plotus, anhinga ) inhabits the Southern United States and tropical America; -- called also darter, and water turkey. The Asiatic species (A. melanogaster ) is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species inhabit Africa and Australia respectively.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The wryneck.

 

SNAKEFISH

SNAKEFISH Snake "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) The band fish. (b ) The lizard fish.

 

SNAKEHEAD

SNAKEHEAD Snake "head `, n.

 

1. A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) The turtlehead. (b ) The Guinea-hen flower. See Snake's-head, and under Guinea.

 

SNAKENECK

SNAKENECK Snake "neck `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The snakebird, 1.

 

SNAKEROOT

SNAKEROOT Snake "root `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly ) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these.

 

Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria; black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. S. Marilandica, also Cimicifuga racemosa; Seneca snakeroot is Polygala Senega; button snakeroot is Liatris, also Eryngium; white snakeroot is Eupatorium ageratoides. The name is also applied to some others besides these.

 

SNAKE'S-HEAD

SNAKE'S-HEAD Snake's "-head `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head. Dr. Prior. Snake's-head iris (Bot. ), an iridaceous plant (Hermodactylus tuberosus ) of the Mediterranean region. The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.

 

SNAKESTONE

SNAKESTONE Snake "stone `, n.

 

1. A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.

 

2. (Paleon.)

 

Defn: An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake.

 

SNAKE'S-TONGUE

SNAKE'S-TONGUE Snake's-tongue `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Same as Adder's-tongue.

 

SNAKEWEED

SNAKEWEED Snake "weed `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta ). (b ) The Virginia snakeroot. See Snakeroot.

 

SNAKEWOOD

SNAKEWOOD Snake "wood `, n. (Bot. )(a ) An East Indian climbing plant (Strychnos colubrina ) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. (b ) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum ) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents. (c ) Same as Trumpetwood. (d ) A tropical American shrub (Plumieria rubra ) which has very fragrant red blossoms.(e ) Same as Letterwood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

snake

snake |snāk sneɪk | ▶noun 1 a long limbless reptile that has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite. [Suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes ), order Squamata: many families. ] • (in general use ) a limbless lizard or amphibian. 2 (also snake in the grass ) a treacherous or deceitful person: that man is a cold-blooded snake. 3 (in full plumber's snake ) a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping. 4 (the snake ) a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries. ▶verb [ no obj. ] move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake: a rope snaked down. DERIVATIVES snake like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English snaca, of Germanic origin.

 

snakebark maple

snake bark ma ple |ˈsnākˌbärk ˈsneɪkbɑrk meɪpl | ▶noun a maple tree with longitudinal pale stripes on the bark. [Genus Acer, family Aceraceae: several species, in particular A. davidii of eastern Asia and the striped maple of North America. ]

 

snakebird

snake bird |ˈsnākˌbərd ˈsneɪkbərd | ▶noun another term for anhinga.

 

snakebite

snake bite |ˈsnākˌbīt ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt | ▶noun 1 the bite of a snake, esp. a venomous one. 2 Brit. a drink consisting of draft cider and lager in equal proportions.

 

snakebitten

snake bit ten |ˈsnākˌbitn ˌsneɪkˈbɪtn | ▶adjective informal doomed to misfortune; unlucky: the snakebitten space shuttle chalked up a fourth launch delay.

 

Snakeboard

Snake board |ˈsnākˌbôrd ˈsneɪkˌbɔrd | ▶noun trademark a type of skateboard consisting of two footplates joined by a bar, allowing for greater speed and maneuverability than with a standard skateboard. DERIVATIVES snake board er noun, snake board ing noun ORIGIN 1990s: blend of snake and skateboard .

 

snake charmer

snake charm er |ˈsneɪk ˌtʃɑrmər | ▶noun an entertainer who appears to make snakes move by playing music.

 

snake dance

snake dance ▶noun a dance in which the performers handle live snakes, imitate the motions of snakes, or form a line that moves in a zigzag fashion, in particular a ritual dance of the Hopi Indians involving the handling of live rattlesnakes. ▶verb ( snake-dance ) [ no obj. ] dance in any of these ways.

 

snake eyes

snake eyes ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] informal a throw of two ones with a pair of dice. • the worst possible result; a complete lack of success: his elegant, amusing book sadly came up snake eyes.

 

snake fence

snake fence (also snake-rail fence ) ▶noun a fence made of roughly split rails or poles joined in a zigzag pattern with their ends crossing.

 

snakefish

snake fish |ˈsnākˌfiSH ˈsneɪkˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or snakefishes ) see cutlassfish, lizardfish.

 

snake fly

snake fly ▶noun a slender woodland insect with transparent wings and a long “neck ” that allows the head to be raised above the body. [Family Raphidiidae, order Neuroptera: Raphidia and other genera. ]

 

snakehead

snake head |snākˌhed ˈsneɪkhɛd | ▶noun a freshwater fish with a broad, heavily scaled head and a long cylindrical body, native to tropical Africa and Asia. [Family Channidae: several genera and species. ]

 

snake-hipped

snake-hipped ▶adjective (of a person ) having very slender hips and moving in a sinuous way.

 

snake lizard

snake liz ¦ard ▶noun a nocturnal legless lizard native to Australia and New Guinea. ●Delma, Lialis, and other genera, family Pygopodidae: many species, in particular D. nasuta and L. burtonis.

 

snakelocks anemone

snake |locks anem |one ▶noun a sea anemone of cool seas, with long snake-like tentacles. It has symbiotic algae living in its cells which give it a green colour. ●Anemonia viridis, order Actiniaria.

 

snake mackerel

snake mack er el ▶noun another term for escolar.

 

snake oil

snake oil |ˈsneɪk ˌɔɪl | ▶noun informal a substance with no real medicinal value sold as a remedy for all diseases. • a product, policy, etc. of little real worth or value that is promoted as the solution to a problem: the new tax plan was denounced as snake oil.

 

snake pit

snake pit ▶noun a pit containing poisonous snakes. • a scene of vicious behavior or ruthless competition: the literary snake pits of New York. • a place of overcrowded squalor, esp. a poorly run mental hospital: the clinic opened in 1949, when most drug and alcohol sanitariums were still snake pits. [1946: from the title of a novel by Mary Jane Ward. ]

 

snake-rail fence

snake-rail fence ▶noun another term for snake fence.

 

Snake River

Snake Riv er a river in northwestern US. Rising in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, it flows for 1,038 miles (1,670 km ) through Idaho into the state of Washington, where it joins the Columbia River.

 

snakeroot

snake root |ˈsnakˌro͞ot, -ˌro͝ot ˈsneɪkˌrut | ▶noun 1 any of a number of North American plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison, in particular: [● ( Virginia snakeroot ) a birthwort with long heart-shaped leaves and curved tubular flowers (Aristolochia serpentaria, family Aristolochiaceae ). ● ( white snakeroot ) a poisonous plant that causes milk sickness in livestock (Eupatorium rugosum, family Compositae ).] 2 any of a number of plants thought to resemble a snake in shape, in particular Indian snakeroot (see rauwolfia ).

 

snakes and ladders

snakes and lad |ders ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] Brit. a children's game in which players move counters along a board, gaining an advantage by moving up pictures of ladders or a disadvantage by moving down pictures of snakes.

 

snake's head

snake's head ▶noun a Eurasian fritillary with flowers chequered in red and purple, typically growing in damp hay meadows and water meadows. ●Fritillaria meleagris, family Liliaceae.

 

snakeskin

snake skin |ˈsnākˌskin ˈsneɪkˌskɪn | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] the skin of a snake: snakeskin boots.

 

snakeweed

snake weed |ˈsnākˌwēd ˈsneɪkwid | ▶noun 1 another term for snakeroot. 2 old-fashioned term for bistort.

 

snakewood

snake wood |ˈsnākˌwo͝od ˈsneɪkwʊd | ▶noun 1 a tree or shrub that has wood from which a snakebite antidote or other medicinal extract is obtained. [Several species, in particular the tree Strychnos minor (or colubrina ) (family Loganiaceae ), of the Indian subcontinent. ] 2 a tropical American tree that has timber with a snakeskin pattern, used for decorative work. [Brosimum rubescens, family Moraceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

snake

snake |sneɪk | ▶noun 1 a long limbless reptile which has no eyelids, a short tail, and jaws that are capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite. ●Suborder Ophidia (or Serpentes ), order Squamata: many families. 2 (also snake in the grass ) a treacherous or deceitful person: that man is a cold-blooded snake. 3 (the snake ) a former system of interconnected exchange rates for the currencies of EC countries. 4 (in full plumber's snake ) a long flexible wire for clearing obstacles in piping. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake: a rope snaked down. DERIVATIVES snake-like adjective ORIGIN Old English snaca, of Germanic origin.

 

snakebark maple

snake |bark maple ▶noun a maple tree with longitudinal pale stripes on the bark. ●Genus Acer, family Aceraceae: several species, in particular A. davidii (of eastern Asia ) and the moosewood.

 

snakebird

snake |bird ▶noun another term for darter ( sense 1 ).

 

snakebite

snake |bite |ˈsneɪkbʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the bite of a snake, especially a venomous one. 2 Brit. a drink consisting of draught cider and lager in equal proportions.

 

snakebitten

snake |bitten |ˈsneɪkbɪt (ə )n | ▶adjective N. Amer. informal doomed to misfortune; unlucky: the snakebitten space shuttle chalked up a fourth launch delay.

 

snakeboard

snake |board ▶noun trademark a type of skateboard consisting of two footplates joined by a bar, allowing for greater speed and manoeuvrability than with a standard skateboard. DERIVATIVES snakeboarder noun, snakeboarding noun ORIGIN 1990s: blend of snake and skateboard .

 

snake charmer

snake charm ¦er ▶noun an entertainer who appears to make snakes move by playing music.

 

snake dance

snake dance ▶noun a dance in which the performers handle live snakes or imitate the motions of snakes, in particular a ritual dance of the North American Hopi Indians involving the handling of live rattlesnakes. ▶verb ( snake-dance ) [ no obj. ] perform a snake dance.

 

snake eyes

snake eyes ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] N. Amer. informal a throw of two ones with a pair of dice. • the worst possible result; a complete lack of success: his elegant, amusing book sadly came up snake eyes.

 

snake fence

snake fence (also snake-rail fence ) ▶noun N. Amer. a fence made of roughly split rails or poles joined in a zigzag pattern with their ends crossing.

 

snakefish

snake |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or snakefishes ) see cutlassfish, lizardfish.

 

snake fly

snake fly ▶noun a slender woodland insect with transparent wings and a long ‘neck ’ which allows the head to be raised above the body. ●Family Raphidiidae, order Neuroptera: Raphidia and other genera.

 

snakehead

snake |head ▶noun 1 a freshwater fish with a broad, heavily scaled head and a long cylindrical body, native to tropical Africa and Asia. ●Family Channidae: several genera and species. 2 a member of a Chinese criminal network chiefly engaged in smuggling illegal immigrants to the West. [translation of Chinese shétóu. ]

 

snake-hipped

snake-hipped ▶adjective (of a person ) having very slender hips and moving in a sinuous way.

 

snake lizard

snake liz ¦ard ▶noun a nocturnal legless lizard native to Australia and New Guinea. ●Delma, Lialis, and other genera, family Pygopodidae: many species, in particular D. nasuta and L. burtonis.

 

snakelocks anemone

snake |locks anem |one ▶noun a sea anemone of cool seas, with long snake-like tentacles. It has symbiotic algae living in its cells which give it a green colour. ●Anemonia viridis, order Actiniaria.

 

snake mackerel

snake mack |erel ▶noun another term for escolar.

 

snake oil

snake oil ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal, chiefly N. Amer. a substance with no real medicinal value sold as a remedy for all diseases. • a product, policy, etc. of little real worth or value that is promoted as the solution to a problem: the new tax plan was denounced as snake oil.

 

snake pit

snake |pit |ˈsneɪkpɪt | ▶noun a pit containing poisonous snakes. • a scene of vicious behaviour or ruthless competition: the literary snake pits of New York.

 

snake-rail fence

snake-rail fence ▶noun another term for snake fence.

 

Snake River

Snake River a river of the north-western US. Rising in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, it flows for 1,670 km (1,038 miles ) through Idaho into the state of Washington, where it joins the Columbia River.

 

snakeroot

snake |root |ˈsneɪkruːt | ▶noun 1 any of a number of North American plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison, in particular: ● ( Virginian snakeroot ) a birthwort with long heart-shaped leaves and curved tubular flowers (Aristolochia serpentaria, family Aristolochiaceae ). ● ( white snakeroot ) a poisonous plant which causes milk sickness in livestock (Eupatorium rugosum, family Compositae ). 2 any of a number of plants thought to resemble a snake in shape, in particular Indian snakeroot (see rauwolfia ).

 

snakes and ladders

snakes and lad |ders ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] Brit. a children's game in which players move counters along a board, gaining an advantage by moving up pictures of ladders or a disadvantage by moving down pictures of snakes.

 

snake's head

snake's head ▶noun a Eurasian fritillary with flowers chequered in red and purple, typically growing in damp hay meadows and water meadows. ●Fritillaria meleagris, family Liliaceae.

 

snakeskin

snake |skin |ˈsneɪkskɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ often as modifier ] the skin of a snake: snakeskin boots.

 

snakeweed

snake |weed |ˈsneɪkwiːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] old-fashioned term for bistort.

 

snakewood

snake |wood ▶noun 1 a tree or shrub which has timber from which a snakebite antidote or other medicinal extract is obtained. ●Several species, in particular the tree Strychnos minor (or colubrina ) (family Loganiaceae ), of the Indian subcontinent. 2 a tropical American tree which has timber with a snakeskin pattern, used for decorative work. ●Brosimum rubescens, family Moraceae.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

snake

snake noun the snake shed its skin: literary serpent; Zoology ophidian. ▶verb the road snakes inland: twist, wind, meander, zigzag, curve. PHRASES snake in the grass her Prince Charming turned out to be a snake in the grass: traitor, turncoat, betrayer, informer, backstabber, double-crosser, quisling, Judas; fraudster, trickster, charlatan, scam artist; informal two-timer, rat. WORD LINKS ophidian resembling a snake or typical of a snake ophiology, herpetology study of snakes Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

snake

snake noun 1 literary serpent; Zoology ophidian; Austral. rhyming slang Joe Blake. 2 that man is a cold-blooded snake: traitor, turncoat, betrayer, informer, back-stabber, double-crosser, double-dealer, quisling, Judas; cheat, swindler, fraudster, trickster, charlatan, viper, serpent, snake in the grass; informal two-timer, creep, rat, beast, pig, swine, skunk, dog, weasel, bastard; Brit. informal twister, scrote; Brit. informal, dated bounder, rotter; N. Amer. informal rat fink; Irish informal sleeveen; Austral. informal dingo; vulgar slang shit; dated heel, cad, blackguard. ▶verb the road snakes inland: twist, wind, twist and turn, meander, zigzag; curl, coil, wreathe, spiral, twine, loop, curve, corkscrew. WORD LINKS snake colubrine, ophidian, serpentine, anguine relating to snakes ophiology study of snakes ophidiophobia fear of snakes Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

snake

snake /sneɪk /(形 )snaky 名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 ヘビ ▸ The snake coiled around the branch .ヘビは枝に巻きついた 2 (ヘビのように )陰険な人 , 油断できない人 .3 〘建 〙へび 〘排管掃除用のらせん状針金 〙.4 (EC加盟国の一部の間で行われていた )共同変動為替相場制 .a sn à ke in the gr á ss ｟非難して /おどけて ｠(仲間であるようなふりをした )隠れた敵 ; 目に見えない危険 ; 裏切者 .動詞 自動詞 ｟書 ｠〖～＋副詞 〗(ヘビのように )くねくね進む [動く ]; 〈道路などが 〉うねうねしている (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) .他動詞 1 ｟書 ｠〖～ A ＋副詞 〗Aをくねって進む (!Aは通例one 's way; 副詞 は方向の表現 ) ▸ snake one's way through the streets 通りを蛇行する 2 〈体など 〉をくねらす .3 ｟米話 ｠〈丸太など 〉を引っぱる , 引きずる (out ).～́ ch à rmer ヘビ使い .～́ d à nce ヘビ踊り 〘北米先住民族の儀式 〙; ジグザグ行進 .～́ è yes 〖複数扱い 〗(サイコロの )1のぞろ目 .～́ ò il ｟主に米 ｠いかがわしい薬, がまの油 .～́ p ì t 大混乱の場所 [状態 ]; (患者の扱いがひどい )精神病院 .～̀ s and l á dders ｟英 ｠〖単数扱い 〗ヘビとはしご 〘すごろくに似たサイコロゲーム 〙.

 

snakebird

sn á ke b ì rd 名詞 U 〘鳥 〙ヘビウ .

 

snakebite

sn á ke b ì te 名詞 1 U 毒ヘビにかまれること ; その症状 .2 C 毒ヘビのかみ傷, 咬傷 （こうしよう ）.

 

snakeskin

sn á ke sk ì n 名詞 1 C ヘビの皮 .2 U (なめした )ヘビ革 .