English-Thai Dictionary
serpent
N ซาตาน คนที่ ชั่วร้าย ซาตาน sa-tan
serpent
N สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน จำพวก งู (โดยเฉพาะ งู ใหญ่ และ งูพิษ reptile viper snake sad-luai-klan-jam-puek-ngu
serpentine
ADJ คล้าย งู เหมือน งู เลื้อย ลักษณะ เหมือน งู เช่น วกวน คดเคี้ยว คดโกง ทรยศ snakelike meandering sinuous klai-ngu
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SERPENT
n.[L. serpens, creeping; serpo, to creep. ] 1. An animal of the order of Serpentes, [creepers, crawlers,] Of the class of Amphibia. Serpents are amphibious animals, breathing through the mouth bymeans of lungs only; having tapering bodies, without a distinct neck; the jaws not articulated, but dilatable, and withour feet, fins or ears. Serpents move along the earth by a winding motion, and with the head elevated. Some species of them are viviparous, or rather ovi-viviparous; others are oviparous; and several species are venomous.
2. In astronomy, a constellation of the northern hemisphere, containing, according to the British catalogue, sixty-four stars.
3. An instrument of music, serving as a base to the cornet or small shawm, to sustain a chorus of singers in a large edifice. It is so called for its folds or wreaths.
4. Figuratively, a subtil or malicious person.
5. In mythology, a symbol of the sun.
Serpent stones or snake stones, are fossil shells of different sizes, found in strata of stones and clays.
SERPENT-CUCUMBER
n.A plant of the genus Trichosanthes.
SERPENT-EATER
n.A fowl of Africa that devours serpents.
SERPENT-FISH
n.A fish of the genus Taenia, resembling a snake, but of a red color.
SERPENTS-TONGUE
n.A plant of the genus Ophioglossum.
SERPENTARIA
n.A plant, called also snake root; a species of Aristolochia.
SERPENTARIUS
n.A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing seventy-four stars.
SERPENTINE
a.[L. serpentinus, from serpens. ] 1. Resembling a serpent; usually, winding and turing one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; as a serpentine road or course.
2. Spiral; twisted; as a serpentine worm of a still.
3. Like a serpent; having the color or properties of a serpent.
Serpentine tongue, in the manege. A horse is said to have a serpentine tongue, when he is constantly moving it, and sometimes passing it over the bit.
Serpentine verse, a verse which begins and ends with the same word.
SERPENTINE-STONE
either shades and spots resembling a serpent's skin. Serpentine is often nearly allied to the harder varieties of steatite and potstone. It prisents two varieties, precious serpentine, and common serpentine.
SERPENTIZE
v.t.To wind; to turn or bend, first in one direction and then in opposite; to meander The road serpentized through a tall shrubbery. Barrow, Trav. in Africa.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SERPENT
Ser "pent, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia ), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. Herpes. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move partly by bending the body into undulations or folds and pressing them against objects, and partly by using the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees. A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See Ophidia, and Fang.
2. Fig. : A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
4. (Astron.)
Defn: The constellation Serpens.
5. (Mus. )
Defn: A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form. Pharaoh's serpent (Chem. ), mercuric sulphocyanate, a combustible white substance which in burning gives off a poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is employed as a scientific toy. -- Serpent cucumber (Bot. ), the long, slender, serpentine fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Trichosanthes colubrina; also, the plant itself. -- Serpent eage (Zoöl.), any one of several species of raptorial birds of the genera Circaëtus and Spilornis, which prey on serpents.They inhabit Africa, Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is Circaëtus Gallicus. -- Serpent eater. (Zoöl.) (a ) The secretary bird. (b ) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor. -- Serpent fish (Zoöl.), a fish (Cepola rubescens ) with a long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running lengthwise. -- Serpent star (Zoöl.), an ophiuran; a brittle star. -- Serpent's tongue (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; -- so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root. -- Serpent withe (Bot. ), a West Indian climbing plant (Aristolochia odoratissima ). -- Tree serpent (Zoöl.), any species of African serpents belonging to the family Dendrophidæ.
SERPENT
Ser "pent, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Serpented; p. pr. & vb. n. Serpenting.]
Defn: To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.] "The serpenting of the Thames. " Evelyn.
SERPENT
SERPENT Ser "pent, v. t.
Defn: To wind; to encircle. [R.] Evelyn.
SERPENTARIA
SERPENTARIA Ser `pen *ta "ri *a, a.Etym: [L. (sc. herba ), fr. serpens serpent. ](Med. )
Defn: The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia Serpentaria ).
SERPENTARIUS
Ser `pen *ta "ri *us, n.Etym: [NL. , fr. L. serpens serpent. ] (Astron.)
Defn: A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus.
SERPENTIFORM
Ser *pen "ti *form, a. Etym: [L. serpens a serpent + -form. ]
Defn: Having the form of a serpent.
SERPENTIGENOUS
Ser `pen *tig "e *nous, a. Etym: [L. serpens, -entis, a serpent + -genous: cf. L. serpentigena.]
Defn: Bred of a serpent.
SERPENTINE
Ser "pen *tine, a. Etym: [L. serpentinus: cf. F. serpentin. ]
Defn: Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid. Thy shape Like his, and color serpentine. Milton.
SERPENTINE
Ser "pen *tine, n. Etym: [Cf. (for sense 1 ) F. serpentine, (for sense 2 ) serpentin. ]
1. (Min. )
Defn: A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.
Note: Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.
2. (Ordnance )
Defn: A kind of ancient cannon.
SERPENTINE
SERPENTINE Ser "pen *tine, v. i.
Defn: To serpentize. [R.] Lyttleton.
SERPENTINELY
SERPENTINELY Ser "pen *tine *ly, adv.
Defn: In a serpentine manner.
SERPENTINIAN
SERPENTINIAN Ser `pen *tin "i *an, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: See 2d Ophite.
SERPENTINIZE
SERPENTINIZE Ser "pen *tin *ize, v. t. (Min. )
Defn: To convert (a magnesian silicate ) into serpentine. -- Ser `pen *tin `i *za "tion, n.
SERPENTINOUS
SERPENTINOUS Ser "pen *ti `nous, a.
Defn: Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in character.
SERPENTIZE
SERPENTIZE Ser "pent *ize, v. i.
Defn: To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.] The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. Walpole.
SERPENTRY
SERPENTRY Ser "pent *ry, n.
1. A winding like a serpent's.
2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
SERPENT-TONGUED
SERPENT-TONGUED Ser "pent-tongued `, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.
New American Oxford Dictionary
serpent
ser pent |ˈsərpənt ˈsərpənt | ▶noun 1 chiefly literary a large snake. • ( the Serpent ) a biblical name for Satan (see Gen. 3, Rev. 20 ). • a dragon or other mythical snakelike reptile. 2 a sly or treacherous person, esp. one who exploits a position of trust in order to betray it. 3 historical a bass wind instrument made of leather-covered wood in three U-shaped turns, with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and few keys. It was played in military and church bands from the 17th to 19th centuries. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin serpent- ‘creeping, ’ from the verb serpere.
Serpentes
Ser pen tes |sərˈpentēz sərˈpɛntiz |Zoology another term for Ophidia. ORIGIN Latin, ‘reptiles. ’
serpentine
ser pen tine |ˈsərpənˌtēn, -ˌtīn ˈsərpənˌtin | ▶adjective of or like a serpent or snake: serpentine coils. • winding and twisting like a snake: serpentine country lanes. • complex, cunning, or treacherous: his charm was too subtle and serpentine for me. ▶noun 1 a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin. 2 a thing in the shape of a winding curve or line, in particular: • a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and left. 3 historical a kind of cannon, used esp. in the 15th and 16th centuries. ▶verb [ no obj. ] move or lie in a winding path or line: fresh tire tracks serpentined back toward the hopper. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus (see serpent ).
serpentine verse
ser ¦pen |tine verse ▶noun Prosody a metrical line beginning and ending with the same word.
serpentinite
ser pen tin ite |ˌsərpənˈtēnīt, -ˈtī -ˈsərpəntɪnaɪt | ▶noun Geology a dark, typically greenish metamorphic rock, consisting largely of serpentine or related minerals, formed when mafic igneous rocks are altered by water. ORIGIN 1930s: from serpentine + -ite 1 .
serpentinize
ser pen tin ize |ˌsərpənˈtēnīz ˈsərpəntɪnaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Geology convert into serpentine. DERIVATIVES ser pen tin i za tion |-ˌtēniˈzāSHən |noun
Oxford Dictionary
serpent
ser |pent |ˈsəːp (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 chiefly literary a large snake. • ( the Serpent ) a biblical name for Satan (see Gen. 3, Rev. 20 ). • a dragon or other mythical snake-like reptile. 2 a sly or treacherous person, especially one who exploits a position of trust in order to betray it. 3 historical a bass wind instrument made of leather-covered wood in three U-shaped turns, with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and few keys. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin serpent- ‘creeping ’, from the verb serpere.
Serpentes
Serpentes |səːˈpɛntiːz | ▶plural noun Zoology another term for Ophidia. ORIGIN Latin, ‘reptiles ’.
serpentine
serpentine |ˈsəːp (ə )ntʌɪn | ▶adjective of or like a serpent or snake: serpentine coils. • winding and twisting like a snake: serpentine country lanes. • complex, cunning, or treacherous: his charm was too subtle and serpentine for me. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin. 2 (the Serpentine ) a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730. 3 a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and left. 4 historical a kind of cannon, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move or lie in a winding path or line. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus (see serpent ).
serpentine verse
ser ¦pen |tine verse ▶noun Prosody a metrical line beginning and ending with the same word.
serpentinite
serpentinite |ˈsəːp (ə )ntɪˌnʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology a dark, typically greenish metamorphic rock, consisting largely of serpentine or related minerals, formed when mafic igneous rocks are altered by water. ORIGIN 1930s: from serpentine + -ite 1 .
serpentinize
serpentinize |ˈsəːp (ə )ntɪˌnʌɪz |(also serpentinise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] Geology convert into serpentine. DERIVATIVES serpentinization |ˌsəːp (ə )ntɪnʌɪˈzɛɪʃ (ə )n |noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
serpentine
serpentine adjective 1 a serpentine form: serpentlike, snakelike. ANTONYMS straight. 2 a serpentine path: winding, windy, zigzag, twisty, twisting and turning, labyrinthine, meandering, sinuous, snaky, tortuous. ANTONYMS straight. 3 serpentine sentences: complicated, complex, intricate, involved, tortuous, convoluted, elaborate, knotty, confusing, bewildering, baffling, impenetrable. ANTONYMS straightforward, simple. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
serpentine
serpentine adjective 1 a narrow, serpentine path wound down through woods of cedar and pine: winding, windy, zigzag, zigzagging, twisting, twisty, turning, meandering, curving, sinuous, snaking, snaky, tortuous; rare anfractuous, flexuous, meandrous, serpentiform. ANTONYMS straight. 2 Labour's serpentine leadership election rules: complicated, intricate, complex, involved, tortuous, convoluted, tangled, elaborate, knotty, confusing, bewildering, baffling; inextricable, entangled, impenetrable, Byzantine, Daedalian, Gordian; rare involute, involuted. ANTONYMS straightforward, simple. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Duden Dictionary
Serpent
Ser pent Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |Serp e nt |der Serpent; Genitiv: des Serpent [e ]s, Plural: die Serpente lateinisch-italienisch Blechblasinstrument mit sechs Grifflöchern und einem Umfang von drei Oktaven
Serpentin
Ser pen tin Substantiv, maskulin , der |Serpent i n |mittellateinisch serpentina, zu lateinisch serpens (Genitiv: serpentis ) = Schlange, vielleicht nach der schlangenhautähnlichen Musterung einzelner Stücke a meist grünes, seltener weißes, braunes oder schwarzes Mineral von geringer Härte, das zur Herstellung kunstgewerblicher Gegenstände verwendet wird b Serpentinit
Serpentine
Ser pen ti ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Serpent i ne |die Serpentine; Genitiv: der Serpentine, Plural: die Serpentinen zu spätlateinisch serpentinus = schlangenartig, zu lateinisch serpens, Serpentin a schlangenförmig an steilen Berghängen ansteigender Weg mit vielen extrem scharfen Kurven die Serpentine hinunterfahren b extrem scharfe Kurve innerhalb einer Serpentine a die Straße führt in Serpentinen auf die Passhöhe
Serpentinenstraße
Ser pen ti nen stra ße Substantiv, feminin , die |Serpent i nenstraße |in Serpentinen b verlaufende Straße
Serpentingestein
Ser pen tin ge stein Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Serpent i ngestein |vorwiegend aus Serpentin bestehendes Gestein
Serpentinit
Ser pen ti nit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Serpentin i t auch …ˈnɪt |der Serpentinit; Genitiv: des Serpentinits, Plural: die Serpentinite vorwiegend aus Serpentin a bestehendes, grünes bis dunkelgrünes, metamorphes Gestein
Serpentone
Ser pen to ne Substantiv, maskulin , der |Serpent o ne |der Serpentone; Genitiv: des Serpentone, Plural: die Serpentoni lateinisch-italienisch italienische Bezeichnung für: Serpent
French Dictionary
serpent
serpent n. m. nom masculin Reptile. : La vipère est un serpent venimeux. LOCUTION Serpent à sonnette. Serpent très venimeux dont la queue vibre comme un grelot. SYNONYME crotale .
serpenter
serpenter v. intr. verbe intransitif Suivre une direction sinueuse, comme le serpent. : Un sentier qui serpente dans la forêt. SYNONYME onduler . aimer
serpentin
serpentin n. m. nom masculin Petit ruban coloré qui se déroule lorsqu ’on le lance. : Lancer des serpentins.
Spanish Dictionary
serpentario
serpentario nombre masculino Instalación en la cual se mantienen artificialmente las condiciones de hábitat adecuadas para la cría y exhibición de serpientes .
serpenteante
serpenteante adjetivo Que serpentea :movimiento serpenteante; camino serpenteante .
serpentear
serpentear verbo intransitivo Moverse o andar haciendo eses como las culebras :el río serpentea por la llanura .SINÓNIMO culebrear, serpear .
serpenteo
serpenteo nombre masculino Forma o movimiento serpenteante :después de la visita a la torre, el serpenteo de un arroyo le trajo alegría a su espíritu apenado .
serpentín
serpentín nombre masculino Tubo hueco y enrollado en espiral que sirve para enfriar el fluido que pasa por él, en los alambiques y ciertas máquinas y aparatos :en el interior del aparato hay un serpentín de cobre electrolítico, por el que pasa todo el carburante antes de llegar al motor .
serpentina
serpentina nombre femenino 1 Tira de papel muy larga y estrecha, enrollada en forma de disco, que se lanzan unas personas a otras en las fiestas u otras diversiones, sujetándola por un extremo para que se desenrolle .2 Mineral compuesto de silicato de magnesia, de color verdoso con manchas o venas más o menos oscuras y de gran dureza :la serpentina, de dureza semejante a la del mármol, se explota por su valor decorativo en las construcciones de calidad .
serpentino, -na
serpentino, -na adjetivo 1 De la serpiente o relacionado con este reptil .2 formal Serpenteante .
serpentón
serpentón nombre masculino Instrumento musical de viento consistente en un tubo de madera delgada forrado de cuero y curvado varias veces en forma de S, más ancho por el pabellón que por la boca; es de tonos graves .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
serpent
ser pent /sə́ː r p (ə )nt /名詞 C 1 ｟文 やや古 ｠ヘビ 〘特に有毒の大蛇 〙.2 〖the S- 〗(エデンの園の邪悪な )ヘビ ; 〖the (Old ) S- 〗悪魔 ; 誘惑者 〘聖書より 〙.3 狡猾 （こうかつ ）な人, 陰険な人 .4 セルパン 〘昔使用されたヘビ状の低音木管楽器 〙.5 ヘビ花火 .
serpentine
ser pen tine /sə́ː r p (ə )ntìːn |-tàɪn /形容詞 ｟文 ｠1 曲がりくねった, 蛇行した .2 ヘビの (ような ).3 狡猾 （こうかつ ）な, 信用のおけない .名詞 1 〖the S- 〗サーペンタイン池 〘LondonのHyde Parkにある人工池 〙.2 C 蛇紋 （じやもん ）石 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary