serpentine, snaky, snakelike
(adjective) resembling a serpent in form; “a serpentine wall”; “snaky ridges in the sand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
snaky (comparative snakier, superlative snakiest)
Resembling or relating to snakes.
Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy.
(obsolete) sly; cunning; deceitful.
(obsolete) Covered with serpents; having serpents.
• Yanks, nasky, sanky, yanks
Source: Wiktionary
Snak"y, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding. The red light playing upon its gilt and carving gave it an appearance of snaky life. L. Wallace.
2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful. So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. Milton.
3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand. Dryden. That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
