serpentine
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˈsɜr.pən.tin/
- The tunnel follows a serpentine path, with many smaller passages and anterooms off to the sides.
Examples
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It's a serpentine road we travel this life.
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We begin a serpentine path up the mountain.
Fiction book (1997) -
The OmniTread moves in a serpentine fashion.
Academic text (2011) -
It'll confuse him by running a serpentine pattern!
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Clifford recounted that his mother told him in the early days, before the Bear Dance ceremony began, a procession of dancers in a serpentine formation snaked its way along the dance corral before the Bear Dance started.
Academic text (2016) -
The driver carefully navigated the serpentine road as it twisted through the mountains.
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As the river flowed through the valley, it created a serpentine shape that meandered across the landscape.
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She admired the serpentine trail that wound its way through the lush forest.
Synonyms
38
3.8
Having a curved shape that winds around a center like a coil
10
4.7
A road or story with many bends and sudden changes
9
6.0
Moving by twisting and turning like a snake
8
3.7
Having many bends and turns like a winding road
8
8.1
Full of twists and turns, like a winding road or an argument
7
3.9
Having curved lines or patterns that twist and flow
2
3.4
Moving with small twisting and squirming movements like a worm
2
6.1
Winding like a snake
1
4.3
Moving with small twisting movements like a worm
1
4.6
A long, thin shape or movement that curves like a snake
1
6.8
A surface or pattern that looks like snake scales
1
4.4
Has a spiral shape like a snake or rope
1
9.9
Having a long, winding shape like a snake
1
3.6
Having many curves like a winding road
1
8.9
A spiral that winds around a central line
1
8.1
Having smooth, quiet movements or a watchful look like a long thin animal
A path or road that has many twists and turns
Having the shape or movement of a snake
How Winding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Serpentine comes from the Latin word serpens, which means 'snake', and you can see the same root in the English word serpent. So something serpentine moves or looks like a snake, meaning it is winding and twisting.