Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black snake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: black- s-nake
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

noun

A kind of firework that creates a snake-like formation of ash via an intumescent reaction.

Example Sentences

"All at once I saw a strange man coming across the diamond with a black snake whip in his hand."
"His punishment was fixed at thirty-nine lashes with a black snake whip […]"

Inflected Forms

black snakes (plural)

Phrases

Pharaoh's serpent

Frequently Paired Words

Pharaoh's serpent

Synonyms

snake

Questions

What does black snake mean?: Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:

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