зме́йка

rare #22346

nounfeminineanimatecountable

1.
little snake, small snake
В траве́ проползла́ зме́йка.
A little snake crawled through the grass.
Diminutive of змея́.
2.
zipper, zip
На ку́ртке слома́лась зме́йка.
The zipper on the jacket broke.
Colloquial; from the shape of the closed fastener.
3.
wavy line, zigzag
Тропи́нка зме́йкой вила́сь по скло́ну.
The path wound in a zigzag up the slope.
Often in the instrumental: зме́йкой 'in a winding line'.
4.
(rare) snake-shaped object, serpentine coil
Полотенцесуши́тель во́дяной фо́рмы зме́йка.
A water-heated towel rail of snake-shaped design.
Used of various objects: chain bracelets, strings of beads, coiled pipes, fine saws etc.

Examples

Дорога вилась змейкой между гор.
The road wound its way like a snake between the mountains.
Змейка, вылуплявшаяся из яйца, была совсем крошечной.
The little snake hatching from the egg was tiny.
По траве ползла маленькая змейка.
A little snake was crawling through the grass.
На её шее блестела золотая змейка.
A gold chain glistened around her neck.