Meaning of serpent | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
   literary
2. Synonym of Serpens (a constellation).
3. A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
   figuratively
4. a snake. slang ثُعْبان، حَيَّه змия serpente had die Schlange slange φίδιserpiente madu مار käärme serpentנחש सांप, सर्प, भुजंग zmija kígyó ular snákur, slanga serpente へび 뱀 žaltys čūska ular slangslangewąż مار، منګور (اصط) دلستوڼي مار، ټك serpente şarpe змея had kača zmija orm งูใหญ่ yılan 蛇 гадюка, змія سانپ con rắn 大蛇
5. Synonym of Satan.
   figuratively
6. An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
7. Zoology A snake.
   Zoology
8. A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
9. often Serpent In the Bible, the creature that tempted Eve, identified in Christian tradition with Satan.
10. A snake-like monster, such as a dragon or sea serpent.
11. A subtle, sly, or treacherous person.
12. A firework that writhes while burning.
13. Music A deep-voiced wind instrument of serpentine shape, used principally from the 1600s to the 1800s, about 2.5 meters (8 feet) in length and made of brass or wood.
    Music
14. Serpent Serpens.
15. (Animals) a literary or dialect word for snake
16. (Bible) Old Testament a manifestation of Satan as a guileful tempter (Genesis 3:1–5)
    Old Testament
17. a sly, deceitful, or unscrupulous person

Equivalents

Examples

“He falls into it, who has digg'd a Pit. Who breaks a Hedge is with a Serpent bit.”

“Coiled up behind the shrub, […] was a green imamba, the most dreaded of all South African serpents.”

“Any serpent six feet long looks formidable; and over that length, one takes on the aspect of a chimera.”

“He is a very serpent in my way.”

“'Dogs and serpents,' She began in a low voice that gradually gathered power as she went on, till the place⟳ rang with it. Eaters of human flesh, two things have⟳ ye done. First, ye have⟳ attacked these strangers, being white men, and would have⟳ slain their servant, and for that alone death is your reward⟳.'”

“Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle.”

“Quin, with the wisdom of the serpent, called for more drinks.”

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