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serpentine

UK /ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn/US /ˈsɝ.pənˌtaɪn/

noun 8
adjective 5
verb 1
forms 5

noun8

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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. — 2020
An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.
Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
(historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
A kind of firework.
A coiled distillation tube.
Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea

adjective5

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
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Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
- The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
•
Having the form or shape of a snake.
- There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.
•
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.
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Pertaining to the serpentine subgroup of minerals.
- serpentine soils

verb1

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To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
- There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye. — 1813

forms

serpentined · serpentining · serpentines · more serpentine · most serpentine

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