SERPENTINE, THE

Meaning of SERPENTINE, THE in English

Serpentine, the BrE AmE

a lake in ↑ Hyde Park in London. It is a custom for some people to swim in it on Christmas Day.

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SERPENTINE — Any of a group of magnesium-rich silicate minerals whose composition resembles Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 . …
Английский словарь Британика
SERPENTINE — I. ˈsərpən.ˌtēn, -tīn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French serpentin, from Late Latin serpentinus, from Latin serpent-, serpens serpent …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green …
Английский словарь Webster
SERPENTINE — (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the …
Английский словарь Webster
SERPENTINE — ( n. ) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — ( a. ) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — serpentine 1 /serr"peuhn teen', -tuyn'/ , adj., n., v., serpentined, serpentining . adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — I. ˈsər-pən-ˌtēn, -ˌtīn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French serpentin, from Late Latin serpentinus, from Latin serpent-, serpens Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SERPENTINE — noun a kind of ancient cannon. 2. serpentine ·vi to serpentize. 3. serpentine ·adj resembling a serpent; having the shape …
Webster English vocab
SERPENTINE — [ser.pen.tine] adj [ME, fr. MF serpentin, fr. LL serpentinus, fr. L serpent-, serpens] (15c) 1: of or resembling a serpent …
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SERPENTINE — any of a group of hydrous magnesium-rich silicate minerals. The composition of these common rock-forming minerals approximates Mg3Si2O5(OH)4. Serpentine generally …
Britannica English vocabulary
SERPENTINE — serpentine, S~ BrE AmE ˈsɜːp ə n taɪn ⇨-m- AmE ˈsɝːp ə n tiːn -taɪn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — / ˈsɜːpəntaɪn; NAmE ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/ adjective ( literary ) bending and twisting like a snake SYN winding : the serpentine course …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — Serpentine, the BrE AmE a lake in ↑ Hyde Park in London. It is a custom for some people to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SERPENTINE — ser ‧ pen ‧ tine /ˈsɜːpəntaɪn $ ˈsɜːrpəntiːn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] literary 1 . winding like a …
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SERPENTINE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of or like a serpent. 2 coiling, tortuous, sinuous, meandering, writhing (the serpentine windings …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. of or like a serpent. 2 coiling, tortuous, sinuous, meandering, writhing (the serpentine windings …
Oxford English vocab
SERPENTINE — Something that is serpentine is curving and winding in shape, like a snake when it moves. ( LITERARY ) ...serpentine …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERPENTINE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a serpentine river EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And my narcissus bulbs were artistically arranged …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SERPENTINE — [adjective] literarySerpentine means curving and twisting like a snake.We followed the serpentine course of the river.I watched his serpentine movements …
Cambridge English vocab
SERPENTINE — n. Any of a group of magnesium-rich silicate minerals whose composition resembles Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SERPENTINE — n. 25B6; adjective a serpentine path : WINDING, windy, zigzag, twisty, twisting and turning, meandering, sinuous, snaky, tortuous. serpentine election …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SERPENTINE — adj. 1 evil, bad, diabolical, satanic, Mephistophelian, reptilian, devilish, wily, cunning, conniving, sneaky, shrewd, artful, crafty, slick, sly, insidious, shifty, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SERPENTINE — 1. прил. 1) змеиный; змееподобный serpentine poisons ≈ змеиные яды 2) змеевидный; извивающийся, извилистый serpentine river ≈ извивающаяся река serpentine …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SERPENTINE — 1) змеевидный 2) змеевик 3) извивающийся 4) извилистый 5) серпентин 6) серпентиновый • serpentine domain structure — физ. структура доменная лабиринтная - coil serpentine - serpentine curve
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SERPENTINE — Serpentine прил.1) змеиный; змееподобный serpentine poisons — змеиные яды 2) змеевидный; извивающийся, извилистый serpentine river — извивающаяся река serpentine structures …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SERPENTINE — 1. ʹsɜ:pəntaın n 1. мин. серпентин, змеевик; серпентинит 2. тех. змеевик 3. обыкн. pl «змейки» ( фигурные передвижения в гимнастике …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SERPENTINE — 1. прил. 1) змеиный; змееподобный serpentine poisons — змеиные яды 2) змеевидный; извивающийся, извилистый serpentine river — извивающаяся река serpentine …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SERPENTINE — 1. прил. 1) змеиный; змееподобный serpentine poisons — змеиные яды 2) змеевидный; извивающийся, извилистый serpentine river — извивающаяся река serpentine structures — извилистая структура Syn: sinuous, writhing 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SERPENTINE — 1. прил. 1) змеиный; змееподобный serpentine poisons ≈ змеиные яды 2) змеевидный; извивающийся, извилистый serpentine river ≈ извивающаяся река serpentine …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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