serpent — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
serpent is used for these senses in English:
- serpent (now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
- serpent (musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
- snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
serpent — full definition
- noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
- noun A cunning or treacherous person.
snake — full definition
- noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
- noun Informally, a deceitful or untrustworthy person.
- verb To move or wind in a curving, twisting path.
- verb To clear a blocked pipe using a long, flexible plumbing tool.