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Serpentine (adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
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Serpentine (adjective)
Of, or having attributes associated with, 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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Serpentine (adjective)
Having the form or shape of a snake.
“ophidian”
“There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.”
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Serpentine (adjective)
Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
“sinuous|tortuous|winding”
“The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.”
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Serpentine (noun)
Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
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Serpentine (noun)
An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
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Serpentine (noun)
A kind of firework.
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Serpentine (noun)
A coiled distillation tube.
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Serpentine (noun)
Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
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Serpentine (noun)
Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
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Serpentine (noun)
An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
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Serpentine (verb)
To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
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Sinuous (adjective)
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
“We followed every bend of the sinuous river.”
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Sinuous (adjective)
Moving gracefully and in a supple manner.
“We were entranced by her sinuous dance.”
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Sinuous (adjective)
Morally crooked; shifty.
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Sinuous (adjective)
having many curves and turns
“the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale”
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Sinuous (adjective)
lithe and supple
“the sinuous grace of a cat”
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