serpentine

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.

2. 2

   Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis…

   Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.

   • The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.
3. 3

   Having the form or shape of a snake.

   • There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.
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   1. 4

      Curving in alternate directions

      Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.

      • The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
      • So! keep looking so— / My serpentining beauty, rounds on rounds!
      • Between Magherafelt and Macfin its length of 29¼ miles made a rather serpentine line on the map, as it attempted to serve the rather scattered towns and villages that lie between the River Bann and the Dungiven Mountains.
   2. 5

      Pertaining to the serpentine subgroup of minerals.

      • serpentine soils
   3. 6

      Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.

   4. 7

      An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.

   5. 8

      A kind of firework.

   6. 9

      A coiled distillation tube.

   7. 10

      Any of several related cubic curves

      Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea

   8. 11

      In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.

   9. 12

      Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have…

      Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

      • It is reached by five-and-twenty steps of porphyry and serpentine.
   10. 13

       An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

   11. 14

       To serpentize

       To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

       • The mountains were fully in their gorgeous autumn garb the next morning, as the train serpentined up and up toward the divide.
   12. 15

       A lake in Hyde Park, London.

   13. 16

       A river in Alaska.

   14. 17

       A river in Australia.

   15. 18

       A river in Canada.

   16. 19

       A minor river in Tasman district and the city of Nelson, New Zealand.

   17. 20

       A town in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia.

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