serpent

IPA: sˈɝpʌnt

noun

  • (now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
  • (figurative) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
  • (music) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
  • A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
  • the constellation Serpens
  • (figuratively) Satan

verb

  • (obsolete, intransitive) To wind or meander
  • (obsolete, transitive) To encircle.
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Examples of "serpent" in Sentences

  • The serpent was pictured on the stone.
  • They have a penchant for serpent monsters.
  • The others are the squid and the sea serpent.
  • Could it be that the serpent ate the seed of the fruit
  • In the Bible the serpent was the first thing God ever cursed.
  • John of Damascus also regarded the brazen serpent as an icon.
  • In the Bible, the serpent was the first thing God ever cursed.
  • The color of the serpent will suggest the attitude of the lover.
  • In Gnosticism, this serpent symbolized eternity and the soul of the world.
  • The command not to eat the fruit and the punishment of the serpent was wrong.

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