Serpent

Noun

 * 1) A snake.
 * 2)  A musical instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).

Related terms

 * serpentine

Adjectives for Serpent
poisonous; fiery; gilt; immense; treacherous; cursed; troubled; traitorous; writhing; lumbering; belligerent; venomous; monstrous ; swollen.

Verbs for Serpent
exhibit—; slay—; —beguiles; —buzzes; — churns; -coils; —entwines; —glides; — hisses; —rustles; —sibilates; —spirals; — stings; —strikes; —struggles; —uncoils; -— undulates; —writhes; —envenoms.

Thesaurus
Apollyon, Beelzebub, Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Lucifer, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Quisling, Satan, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, animal, archtraitor, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn, beast, betrayer, brass choir, brass wind, brass-wind instrument, brasses, bugle, bugle horn, clarion, cockatrice, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, corno di caccia, cornopean, cur, diablo, dog, double agent, double-bell euphonium, double-crosser, double-dealer, euphonium, fiend, helicon, horn, hound, hunting horn, hyena, informer, insect, intrigant, intriguer, key trumpet, lituus, lur, machinator, mellophone, mongrel, ophicleide, ophidian, orchestral horn, pig, pit viper, plotter, pocket trumpet, polecat, post horn, quisling, rat, reptile, sackbut, saxhorn, saxtuba, schemer, sea snake, skunk, slide trombone, sliphorn, snake, sousaphone, swine, tenor tuba, timeserver, traitor, treasonist, trimmer, tromba, trombone, trumpet, tuba, turncoat, valve trombone, valve trumpet, varmint, vermin, viper, whelp, worm

Etymology
From Latin serpens:, from the verb serpo:, from.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Azeri:
 * Breton: naer -ed, sarpant  -ed
 * Catalan: serpent
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἑρπετόν (herpetón)
 * Modern: ερπετό (erpetó), φίδι (fíthi)
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: ,


 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 蛇 (へび, hebi)
 * Korean: 뱀 (baem)
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: змија
 * Nahuatl: coatl
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: zmija, guja
 * Spanish: serpiente, sierpe
 * Swahili: joka
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: snek,  hisnek,  jisnek,  snekül


 * Finnish:
 * Portuguese: serpentão


 * Spanish:
 * Volapük: särpentum


 * : serp
 * : Wurm


 * : slange
 * : had
 * : పాము (paamu)

Anagrams

 * present
 * repents
 * respent

Noun

 * 1) snake

Synonyms

 * serp

Noun

 * 1) snake
 * 2) an unpleasant, spiteful person

Anagrams

 * persten, strepen

Noun

 * 1) snake

Etymology
serpentem:, accusative form of serpens:.

Derived terms

 * serpent d'eau
 * serpent à lunettes
 * serpent de mer
 * serpent à plumes
 * serpent à sonnettes

Anagrams

 * présent

Noun

 * 1) snake

Etymology
, stem of serpens:.

Descendants

 * French:

Noun

 * 1) snake

Etymology
, stem of serpens:.

Descendants

 * English:
 * French:

Noun

 * 1)  snake

Etymology
From serpens:.