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Word entry · 5 letters

cobra

Best crossword clue

"Hooded snake"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈkəʊbɹə/Part of speech nounSorted abcorStarts with CEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Venomous hooded snake from the elapid family.

Word origin

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“a female snake”).

Used in a sentence

  • There were COBRA forms to fill out for insurance, and unemployment to file for.
  • Boris Johnson was accused on Saturday of being “missing in action” after failing to attend a Cobra meeting to discuss the national heatwave emergency following predictions that thousands could die in the coming days.
  • In the UK, a Cobra security meeting was called and in Estonia, which neighbours Russia, the prime minister, Kaja Kallas, said there was strengthened security on the border.

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