Serpentine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.
  • adj. Subtly sly and tempting.
  • n. Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and in architecture as a decorative stone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Sinuous; curving in alternate directions.
  • adj. Having the shape or form of a snake.
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
  • adj. Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
  • n. Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
  • n. An early form of cannon.
  • n. A coiled distillation tube.
  • v. To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
  • adj. Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there.
  • n. Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates.
  • n. Any of many minerals that have the same layered crystal structure.
  • n. An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag.
  • n. A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.
  • n. A kind of ancient cannon.
  • verb-intransitive. To serpentize.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to or resembling a serpent.
  • Especially—
  • Having or resembling the qualities or instincts ascribed to serpents; subtle; cunning; treacherous or dangerous.
  • Moving like a serpent; winding about; writhing; wriggling; meandering; coiling; crooked; bent; tortuous; sinuous; zigzag; anfractuous; specifically, in the manège, lolling out and moving over the bit, as a horse's tongue.
  • Beginning and ending with the same word, as a line of poetry, as if returning upon itself. See serpentine verse.
  • n. In French usage, part of the lock of an early form of harquebus; a match-holder, resembling a pair of nippers, which could be brought down upon the powder in the pan.
  • n. A cannon in use in the sixteenth century. The serpentine proper is described as having a bore of 1½ inches, and the cannon serpentine as having a bore of 7 inches and a shot of 53½ pounds. Compare organ-gun.
  • n. A kind of still; a serpentary.
  • n. A hydrous silicate of magnesium, occurring massive, sometimes fine, granular, and compact, again finely fibrous, less often slaty.
  • To wind like a serpent; move sinuously like a snake; meander; wriggle.
  • n. In mathematics: The surface generated by a sphere whose center travels along a helix.
  • n. A special curve of the third order.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. resembling a serpent in form
  • Equivalent
    curving    curved   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    subtle    anfractuous    meandering    sinuous    zigzag    serpentize    winding    tortuous    ophidian   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    turpentine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sinuous    supple    undulate    snake-like    snaky    snakelike    scaly    wavy    catlike    upward