serpentine
IPA: sˈɝpʌntaɪn
noun
- Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
- (historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
- A kind of firework.
- A coiled distillation tube.
- (mathematics) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
- (equestrianism) In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.
- (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.
- (geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
- A lake in Hyde Park, London.
- A river in Alaska.
- A river in Australia.
- A river in Canada.
- A river in New Zealand.
verb
- To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
- Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
- Having the form or shape of a snake.
- Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
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Examples of "serpentine" in Sentences
- Her hands gripped his hair, her legs sliding in serpentine coils to lock behind his knees.
- Our Sunday camp was beside what might be called a serpentine curve or series of loops in the river.
- And that is what today's post is about-the unique plants and animals that call serpentine soil home.
- They are cut in the rock _in situ_, hard, blackish serpentine, which is a soft grey colour on the exposed surfaces.
- The serpentine, which is very pure and of a fine green, varied with spots of a lighter tint, often appears only superimposed on the mica-slate.
- We had visited the asbestos claims, where the edge of a blanket formation of the rock known as serpentine, containing the asbestos, lay exposed to view, twisting around the head of narrow canyons, and under beetling cliffs.
- KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court today once again deferred its verdict on alleged international serial killer Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj's case, further prolonging the dubbed serpentine's seven-year battle against the three-decade old murder charge.
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- Dr. Ross and other opponents of the bill are concerned that removing serpentine, which is occasionally used in jewelry, as the state's rock would demonize it and thus inspire litigation against museums, property owners and other sites where the rocks sit; they cite the inclusion of a letter of support from the
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