serpent
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Synonyms: serpens, serment, servent, serpet, sergent, perpent
Antonyms: serpens, serment, servent, serpet, sergent, perpent
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Noun
- {{lb|en|archaic|or|literary}} A [[snake]].
- {{lb|en|mythology|fantasy}} A snake-like [[creature]], such as a [[sea serpent]].
- {{lb|en|figurative}} A person who is [[subtle]], [[malicious]], [[treacherous]], or [[deceiving]].
- {{lb|en|musical instruments}} An obsolete [[wind instrument]] in the [[brass]] family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake ([[w:Serpent (instrument)|Wikipedia article]]).
- A kind of [[firework]] with a [[serpentine]] motion.
Verb
- {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To [[wind]] or [[meander]]
- {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[encircle]].
Proper noun
- {{synonym of|en|Serpens}} (a [[constellation]]).
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} {{synonym of|en|Satan}} or referencing the form he took in the [[w:Book of Genesis|Book of Genesis]] (a [[serpent]]).
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