snakebite
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Definition of snakebite
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable)The bite of a snake.
“Mohamed's father said his son was a studious young man with a passion for soccer. "He was someone that we all thought would go very far," he said. Mohamed was the third member of his family to suffer a fatal snakebite within 12 months.”
“For Tim Friede, who's now the director of herpetology at Centivax, it's about helping the people impacted by venomous snakebites worldwide. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new antivenom cocktail, he says he was happy.”
“The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles. […] Most modern over-the-counter snakebite kits consist of a suction device for drawing out venom from the bite wound.”
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noun
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(countable)The bite of a snake.
“Mohamed's father said his son was a studious young man with a passion for soccer. "He was someone that we all thought would go very far," he said. Mohamed was the third member of his family to suffer a fatal snakebite within 12 months.”
“For Tim Friede, who's now the director of herpetology at Centivax, it's about helping the people impacted by venomous snakebites worldwide. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new antivenom cocktail, he says he was happy.”
“The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles. […] Most modern over-the-counter snakebite kits consist of a suction device for drawing out venom from the bite wound.”
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(countable, uncountable)A drink made by mixing hard cider and lager.
“We agreed to go down to the bar and get a snakebite together, […]”
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(countable)Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.
“Ellie recently got a navel piercing and snakebites.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Compound of snake + bite.
Words you can make from snakebite
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12 words6-letter words
26 words- BANKIT 12 pts
- BASKET 12 pts
- BATIKS 12 pts
- BETAKE 12 pts
- AKENES 10 pts
- INTAKE 10 pts
- KENTES 10 pts
- KINASE 10 pts
- SKEANE 10 pts
- TAKINS 10 pts
- ABSENT 8 pts
- BEANIE 8 pts
- BEATEN 8 pts
- BESTIE 8 pts
- BETISE 8 pts
- BINATE 8 pts
- SABINE 8 pts
- ENATES 6 pts
- SATEEN 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- SENATE 6 pts
- TENESI 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENIAS 6 pts
- TINEAS 6 pts
- TISANE 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- BAKES 11 pts
- BANKS 11 pts
- BATIK 11 pts
- BEAKS 11 pts
- BIKES 11 pts
- KIBES 11 pts
- AKEES 9 pts
- AKENE 9 pts
- IKATS 9 pts
- KAINS 9 pts
- KANES 9 pts
- KEENS 9 pts
- KEETS 9 pts
- KENTE 9 pts
- KETAS 9 pts
- KINAS 9 pts
- KINES 9 pts
- KITES 9 pts
- KNEES 9 pts
- KNITS 9 pts
- SAKTI 9 pts
- SKATE 9 pts
- SKEAN 9 pts
- SKEEN 9 pts
- SKEET 9 pts
- SKEIN 9 pts
- SKENE 9 pts
- SKINT 9 pts
- SKITE 9 pts
- SNAKE 9 pts
- SNEAK 9 pts
- STAKE 9 pts
- STANK 9 pts
- STEAK 9 pts
- STEEK 9 pts
- STINK 9 pts
- TAKEN 9 pts
- TAKES 9 pts
- TAKIN 9 pts
- TANKS 9 pts
- TEAKS 9 pts
- TIKES 9 pts
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- BAITS 7 pts
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- BASIN 7 pts
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- BEATS 7 pts
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- BESET 7 pts
- BETAS 7 pts
- BINES 7 pts
- BINTS 7 pts
- BITES 7 pts
- NABES 7 pts
- NABIS 7 pts
- SABIN 7 pts
- TABES 7 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
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- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
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- STEIN 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TEASE 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
65 words- BAKE 10 pts
- BANK 10 pts
- BASK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BIKE 10 pts
- BISK 10 pts
- KABS 10 pts
- AKEE 8 pts
- AKIN 8 pts
- EKES 8 pts
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- INKS 8 pts
- KAES 8 pts
- KAIN 8 pts
- KANE 8 pts
- KATS 8 pts
- KEAS 8 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KEET 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KENT 8 pts
- KETA 8 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
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- BEEN 6 pts
- BEES 6 pts
- BEET 6 pts
- BENE 6 pts
- BENS 6 pts
- BENT 6 pts
- BEST 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BINS 6 pts
- BINT 6 pts
- BISE 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
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