serpent

/หˆsษpษ™nt/

IPA: /S ER1 P AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    A snake.

  2. 2

    An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).

  3. 3

    A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.

  4. 4

    A kind of firework with a serpentine motion.

verb
  1. 1

    To wind or meander

  2. 2

    To encircle.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/serpent