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Meaning of "snake's head" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNAKE'S HEAD

So called because its buds are claimed to resemble a snake's head.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SNAKE'S HEAD

snake's head play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNAKE'S HEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snake's head is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SNAKE'S HEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of snake's head in the English dictionary

The definition of snake's head in the dictionary is a European fritillary plant, Fritillaria meleagris, of damp meadows, having purple-and-white chequered flowers.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNAKE'S HEAD

snake dance
snake eyes
snake fence
snake fly
snake in the grass
snake juice
snake mackerel
snake oil
snake pit
Snake River
snakebird
snakebit
snakebite
snakebitten
snakefish
snakehead
snakelike
snakemouth
snakeroot
snakes and ladders

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNAKE'S HEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
cylinder head
department head
deputy head
give head
hit the nail on the head
keep one´s head
knock on the head
machine head
off one´s head
on one´s head
pan and tilt head
pressure head
read head
read-write head
short head
shower head
swollen head
year head

Synonyms and antonyms of snake's head in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «snake's head» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNAKE'S HEAD

Find out the translation of snake's head to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of snake's head from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snake's head» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蛇的头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cabeza de serpiente
570 millions of speakers

English

snake´s head
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सांप का सिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رأس الثعبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Глава змеи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A cabeça de serpente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাপের মাথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La tête de serpent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepala ular
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlangenkopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘビの頭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뱀 의 머리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sirah ula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu rắn của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாம்பு தலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांपचे डोके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yılanın başı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testa di serpente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głowa węża
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Глава змії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cap de șarpe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το κεφάλι του φιδιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slang se kop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ormens huvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slangens hode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snake's head

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAKE'S HEAD»

The term «snake's head» is normally little used and occupies the 126.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAKE'S HEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «snake's head» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «snake's head» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snake's head

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNAKE'S HEAD»

Discover the use of snake's head in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snake's head and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales from ...
Quickly, the little brother also cut off the snake's head. The masalai was in pain and tried to wake up, but it was too late. Three of its heads were already off, so it did not have any strength with only its one head, the one that was human. Quickly  ...
Thomas H. Slone, 2001
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After Eli
The snake's head danced against its swollen, dark body. Its mouth opened and closed in a white smile and its teeth glistened. Its red-string tongue slithered like a whip. Michael was not afraid of the snake. It was an even match. The snake had  ...
Terry Kay, 2012
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Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History
... or perhaps even tucked under one of the snake's body coils, while the short tail is often held in a tight spiral over the snake's head. If this intimidating behavior fails to drive away its adversary, the snake adds another tactic to its masquerade,  ...
John E. Werler, James R. Dixon, 2010
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Snake's Head Restrepiella
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The snake's head restrepiella is a species of orchid and the only species of the genus Restrepiella.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Nick Stone Secret Agent: The Falcon Case
Nick walked over to the dead cobra and stuck his foot on the snake's head and pulled out the bayonet. Nick quickly cut the snake's head off and carefully picked it up in his right hand! He kept his back to the guard so that he blocked the man's  ...
Lee King, 2008
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Don't Cry Now
Bonnie's eyes travelled the length of the snake's body, then watched in horror as Sam brought the snake's head to his mouth. "See, he won't hurt you." The snake's tongue flickered toward Sam's lips. "What's he doing?" Bonnie forced her feet ...
Joy Fielding, 2012
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U.S. Army Ranger Handbook
Even after a snake's head is cut off, its reflex action can cause it to bite, injecting poison. The best time to capture snakes is in the early morning or late evening when temperatures are low and they move slow. Kill or use it long stick to pin down ...
U. S. Department of Defense, 2007
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The Destruction of the Books
Another snake's head formed on the desk and started stretching to free itself from its prison. Raisho set himself and swung as the first snake struck again. The cutlass swept overhead and crashed down on the snake's head. Splinters flew like ...
Mel Odom, 2005
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Nietzsche's Epic of the Soul: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
This is his redemption from the monster that Zarathustra is talking about when he says, “But I now lie here, still weary of this biting and spewing, still sick from my own redemption. (Z, 218)” What does it mean to bite off the snake's head? Paul S.
T. K. Seung, 2005
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My Father's Dreams: A Tale of Innocence Abused
Then I turned my head in the opposite direction, and soon the snake's head came into view from the right. Father, too, turned his head. The snake had given the flat elevation a miss and was increasingly moving in what looked like a circle.
Evald Flisar, 2002

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNAKE'S HEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snake's head is used in the context of the following news items.
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An eye for an eye: This guy chewed snake's head after the reptile bit …
Ranchi (Jharkhand): On Saturday, a very strange incident reported from Simdega district of Jharkhand where a youth chewed the snake's head after the later bit ... «Daily Bhaskar, Jun 15»
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Chef cooking snake dies after cobra bites him - 20 minutes AFTER …
A chef preparing a dish from cobra flesh died when the snake's head bit him - 20 minutes AFTER it was cut off. Victim Peng Fan had been preparing a special ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
3
Mother Discovers Dead Snake's Head In Frozen Green Beans Bag
The Oregon mother opened a bag of frozen green beans only to discover the head of a dead snake in the package, KPTV reported. She initially didn't recognize ... «International Business Times, Nov 13»
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Woman finds 'snake head' in frozen bag of green beans
A woman was left shocked after finding what appeared to be a snake's head in a bag of frozen green beans. Misty Moser made the gruesome discovery after ... «Metro, Nov 13»
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Decapitated snake head bites its own body in gruesome video
The snake's head just bit its body. This is crazy.' Copperhead vipers can grow up to 1m long and although venomous they are very rarely fatal to humans. Snake ... «Metro, Aug 13»
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Photos: Two-headed albino snake draws crowds at Yalta zoo
KIEV — A snake with two heads, each able to think and eat separately and even ... one of the snake's head could instinctively try to attack and eat the other one. «National Post, Jul 11»
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Drunk father bites head off pet snake in front of screaming children
She said: 'His 12-year-old son was screaming for him not to do it, but the appellant bit the snake's head from the body and the two-year-old started to scream. «Daily Mail, May 11»
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Sea snake fools predators by making tail look like head
Each time the snake stuck its head into a coral crevice, it twisted its tail. Viewed side-on, the tail tip looked strikingly similar to the top of the snake's head. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 09»

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