Associations to the word «Serpent»

Pictures for the word «Serpent»

Wiktionary

SERPENT, noun. A snake.
SERPENT, noun. (musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
SERPENT, noun. (figurative) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
SERPENT, noun. A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
SERPENT, verb. (obsolete) To wind; to encircle.
SERPENT GOURD, noun. Synonym of snake gourd.
SERPENT GOURDS, noun. Plural of serpent gourd
SERPENT RADISH, noun. (Chinese cuisine) (botany) Alternative term for rat-tail radish
SERPENT RADISHES, noun. Plural of serpent radish
SERPENT STAR, noun. Ophiura ophiura, a brittle star in the order Ophiurida, typically found on coastal seabeds around northwestern Europe.

Dictionary definition

SERPENT, noun. Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous.
SERPENT, noun. A firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited.
SERPENT, noun. An obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake.

Wise words

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