serpentine
adjective
1. resembling a serpent in form
- a serpentine wall
Similar word(s): curved, curving, snakelike, snaky
Sentences with serpentine as an adjective:
- The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
- There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.
- The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.
noun
1. Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
2. An early form of cannon.
3. A coiled distillation tube.
4. (mathematics) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
5. (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
6. (geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
verb
1. (archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.