Word familyadjectiveserpentiformserpentineserpentinicserpentinousserpentlikeadverbserpentinelyserpentininglynounserpentiningserpentiniteserpentinizationserpentryserpentverbserpentinizeserpentize
serpent• The effect was beautiful, as even a serpent is beautiful once the fear of it is overcome.• The entwinedserpents forming a doublehelix gave birth to the Caduceus.• The ram-headed serpent was one of the most impressive and typical of the Celticcult animals.• Some people interpret this to mean that the neocortex makes us human and we must suppress the limbic serpent in ourselves.• You will find two little serpents of gold fastened to the cloak.• His tongue is a deadlypoisonousserpent.• I felt that serpents and other slimycreatures 53 were creeping around me.
Originserpent
(1200-1300)Old FrenchLatin, present participle of serpere“to creep”