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# adder

noun (an adder, adders)

«adder» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An adder is a small poisonous snake, the only venomous snake native to Britain, with a dark zig-zag pattern down its back. Another name is common European viper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#m1)
2. An adder is a person or thing that adds numbers, such as a part of a computer that adds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature and safety it is a snake of heathland and moors; bites are rare but need medical help. In computing it is a simple circuit. In Australia, the death adder is a different, very dangerous snake. Phrases: adder bite, death adder.

### Examples

- An adder was sunbathing on the heath path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x1)
- The adder has a black zig-zag stripe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x2)
- If an adder bites you, keep still and get medical help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x3)
- Adders are shy and usually slip away from people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x4)
- A computer has an adder circuit that adds numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x5)
- The death adder lives in Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x6)
- In one hand she brandishes a poniard and a hissing adder, whilst in the other she carries a burning torch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/#x7)

### Note

Countable: an adder. Fun fact: "a nadder" became "an adder" long ago. Safety: never touch a snake; walk away calmly, and keep dogs on leads on heaths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adder/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adder.html) on Mova free.