ser·pent

ser·pent
/ˈsɚpənt/ noun, pl -pents [count]
literary : a usually large snake

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  • Ser|pent — «SUR puhnt», noun. 1. a) a snake, especially a big snake. b) any one of various animals in legend supposed to be like a snake in shape but usually of enormous size and often living in the sea or a lake. 2. Figurative. a sly, treacherous person. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ser|pent — «SUR puhnt», noun. 1. a) a snake, especially a big snake. b) any one of various animals in legend supposed to be like a snake in shape but usually of enormous size and often living in the sea or a lake. 2. Figurative. a sly, treacherous person. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ser|pent|ry — «SUR puhn tree», noun. serpents as a group …   Useful english dictionary

  • ser — ac·i·pen·ser; ac·i·pen·ser·es; ac·i·pen·ser·oid; an·ser; an·ser·es; an·ser·i·form; an·ser·i·for·mes; an·ser·ous; as·ser·tion; as·ser·tion·al; as·ser·tive; as·ser·tive·ly; as·ser·tive·ness; as·ser·tor; as·ser·to·ri·al; as·ser·to·ric; as·ser·to·ry; …   English syllables

  • serpent — ser·pent …   English syllables

  • serpently — ser·pent·ly …   English syllables

  • serpentry — ser·pent·ry …   English syllables

  • serpent — ser|pent Mot Agut Nom masculí i femení …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • serpent — ser|pent [ˈsə:pənt US ˈsə:r ] n literary [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of serpere to creep ] a snake, especially a large one …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Serpent — Ser|pent der; [e]s, e <aus gleichbed. fr. serpent u. it. serpente, eigtl. »Schlange« (nach der Form), dies aus lat. serpens, vgl. ↑Serpentin> altes, dem Horn ähnliches Blechblasinstrument mit 6 Grifflöchern u. einem Umfang von 3 Oktaven… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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