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• snake|wood — «SNAYK WUD», noun. 1. a) any one of certain East Indian shrubs or trees whose wood is supposed to cure snakebites. b) the wood itself. 2. a) a South American tree of the mulberry family with a mottled wood used especially for veneering. b) the… …   Useful english dictionary

• snake wood — noun tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems • Syn: ↑trumpetwood, ↑trumpet wood, ↑trumpet tree, ↑imbauba, ↑Cecropia peltata • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree …   Useful english dictionary

• Snake cube — is a mechanical puzzle, a chain of 27 cublets, connected by an elastic band running through them. Cubes can rotate free. The aim of the puzzle is to arrange the chain in such a way that they will form 3 x 3 x 3 cube. Its shape is similar to that… …   Wikipedia

• Snake pit (game) — Snake Pit is an outdoor recreational game and an alternative to the popular activity known as horseshoes. The game requires contestants to toss an oversized washer into a square wooden box or the hole inside of it (a pipe coming up from the base… …   Wikipedia

• Wood Wharf — is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London. The development will not be completed until 2019 due to the enormous size of the development. The Plans Wood Wharf occupies a 20 acre (81,000 m²) site immediately to the… …   Wikipedia

• Snake (zodiac) — The Snake () (also known as the Serpent) is one of the 12 year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the earthly branch symbol . Years and the five elements… …   Wikipedia

• Snake River — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 mi. (1670 km) long. * * * River, northwestern U.S. It is the largest tributary of the Columbia River and one of the most important… …   Universalium

• snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an …   Universalium

• Snake Kung Fu — There are several Chinese martial arts known as Snake Boxing or Snake Style (zh cpl|c=蛇拳|p=shéquán|l=snake fist) which imitate the movements of snakes. Proponents claim that adopting the fluidity of snakes allows them to entwine with their… …   Wikipedia

• Wood Buffalo National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Wood Buffalo National Park iucn category = II caption = Location of Wood Buffalo National Park locator x = 72 locator y = 128 location = Alberta Northwest Territories, Canada nearest city = Fort Smith lat degrees …   Wikipedia