serpent
/ˈsɜːpənt/ · noun
Meaning
- A snake.
- An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).
- A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
- A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.
- To wind or meander
- To encircle.
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