snake
/sneɪk/
noun
A long animal with no legs that slithers on the ground
“The snake slid through the grass.”
נחש
Snake is a noun in the animals category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "A long animal with no legs that slithers on the ground" In Hebrew, snake translates to נחש.
Example Sentences
- The green snake slithered silently through the long grass at the edge of the pond.
- A harmless garden snake curled itself around a warm rock in the sunshine.
- The snake flicked its tongue in and out to smell the air around it.
Did You Know? Snakes smell with their tongues! They flick their forked tongues out to collect tiny scent particles from the air, which their brain then processes to understand their surroundings. Snakes do not have eyelids — they can never close their eyes or blink. When a snake grows, it sheds its entire skin at once, called molting.
Common Word Combinations
snake skinsnake bitegarden snakesnake charmer
Related Words
lizardcrocodileturtlereptile
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