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cobra

co·bra
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koh-bruh]
    • /ˈkoʊ brə/
    • /ˈkəʊ.brə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-bruh]
    • /ˈkoʊ brə/

Definitions of cobra word

  • countable noun cobra A cobra is a kind of poisonous snake that can make the skin on the back of its neck into a hood. 3
  • noun cobra any highly venomous elapid snake of the genus Naja, such as N. naja (Indian cobra), of tropical Africa and Asia. When alarmed they spread the skin of the neck region into a hood 3
  • noun cobra any related snake, such as the king cobra 3
  • noun acronym cobra (in the UK) Cabinet Office Briefing Room A: the civil contingencies committee that leads the UK's responses to crises such as terrorist attacks and epidemics 3
  • noun cobra Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: the U.S. law that concerns the continuation of group healthcare benefits after termination of employment 3
  • noun cobra any of several genera (esp. Naja) of very poisonous elapine snakes of Asia and Africa, having around the neck loose skin which is expanded into a hood when the snake is excited 3

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Origin of cobra

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; short for cobra de capello

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Parts of speech for Cobra

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cobra popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cobra

noun cobra

  • rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
  • snake — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
  • copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
  • asp — the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
  • adder — In Europe and Asia, an adder is a small poisonous snake that has a black pattern on its back. In North America, a number of different poisonous and non-poisonous snakes are called adders.

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