serpent

noun

1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

Similar word(s): ophidian, snake

Definition categories: animal, diapsid

2. a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited

Definition categories: man–made, firework, pyrotechnic

3. an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake

Definition categories: man–made, cornet, horn, trump, trumpet

verb

1. (obsolete) To wind; to encircle.