noun
- plural of viper; venomous snakes with long, hollow fangs
- plural of viper; spiteful or treacherous people
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The zoo’s reptile house contains several species of vipers.
- Rattlesnakes are among the most dangerous vipers in North America.
- She warned him about the vipers in the office who would betray him.
- The ancient temple was said to be guarded by deadly vipers.
- He called his former business partners a nest of vipers.
- Vipers use heat-sensing organs to locate their prey.
- Don’t trust those vipers; they’ll turn on you when it suits them.