• (British) IPA: /ˈsəːpəntaɪn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɚːpəntaɪn/

serpentine

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snake#Noun|snakes.
2. Of, or having attribute#Noun|attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book#Noun|book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.

   The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.

3. Having the form#Noun|form or shape#Noun|shape of a snake.

   Synonyms: ophidian

   There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.

4. curving#Adjective|Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.

   Synonyms: sinuous, tortuous, winding

   The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.

   • 1855, Robert Browning, “Andrea del Sarto. (Called ‘the Faultless Painter.’)”, in Men and Women [...] In Two Volumes, volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], OCLC 1561924 ↗, page 2 ↗:

     So! keep looking so— / My serpentining beauty, rounds on rounds!

• Portuguese: ofídico
• Russian: змеи́ный

• Portuguese: viperino
• Russian: кова́рный

• German: schlangenförmig
• Portuguese: serpentino, serpentiforme, anguiforme
• Russian: змеи́ный

• German: gewunden, sich schlängelnd
• Portuguese: serpentino, sinuoso
• Russian: змееви́дный

serpentine (plural serpentines)

1. Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
2. (historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
3. A kind of firework.
4. A coiled distillation tube.
5. (maths) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea

• Portuguese: serpentária

• Portuguese: serpentina
• Spanish: serpentín

• Portuguese: serpentina
• Russian: змееви́к

serpentine (serpentines, present participle serpentining; past and past participle serpentined)

1. (archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

   • There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye.

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɜːpəntaɪn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɝːpəntin/, /ˈsɝːpəntaɪn/

serpentine

1. (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
2. (geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

• French: serpentine
• German: Schlangenstein, Serpentin
• Italian: serpentino
• Portuguese: serpentina
• Russian: змееви́к
• Spanish: serpentina

1. A river in Alaska.
2. A river in Australia.
3. A river in Canada.
4. A river in New Zealand.