any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.

a treacherous person; an insidious enemy. Compare snake in the grass .

Building Trades .

Also called auger , plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band.

Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it.

to move, twist, or wind

The road snakes among the mountains.

to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake

to snake one's way through a crowd.

to drag or haul, esp. by a chain or rope, as a log.

verb

sinuate , undulate , coil , corkscrew , curl , entwine , meander , spiral , twine , twist , weave , wreathe , creep , slide , worm , glide , lurk , mouse , prowl , pussyfoot , skulk , slink , slip , steal

adjective

anguiform , anguine , colubrine , ophidian , reptilian , serpentiform , serpentine , sinuous

noun

groveling , ophidian , reptile , reptile. serpent , reptilian , serpent