serpentine
To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meanderTo serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
» The rotting shanty town was not too distant from the grandiose temples of serpentine.
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1 sensesTo serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
Examples
2 sentencesThe rotting shanty town was not too distant from the grandiose temples of serpentine.
Serpentine is a greenish rock, a silicate of magnesia, in which there is sometimes from 30 to 40 per cent of magnesia.
Origin
From Middle English serpentine, from Old French serpentin, from Latin serpentīnus, from seFrom Middle English serpentine, from Old French serpentin, from Latin serpentīnus, from serpēns (“serpent”), equivalent to serpent + -ine.
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Forms
serpentines, serpentining, serpentined, serpentined| Base form | serpentine · to serpentine |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | serpentines |
| Present participle | serpentining |
| Past simple | serpentined |
| Past participle | serpentined |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.