serpent's

Belonging to snake

Serpent's is the possessive form of serpent, indicating something belonging to or associated with a snake or snake-like creature.

Most often appears in fixed expressions: a serpent's tongue suggests venomous speech, while serpent's tooth evokes betrayal, from Shakespeare's "sharper than a serpent's tooth" for an ungrateful child.

possession

lair

Animal's hidden dwelling

nestAnimal-built shelter for young
denPrivate room or lair
eggReproductive cell in shell

skin · prey · burrow · territory · fangs · scales · tongue · coils · habitat · strike

mythology

coil

Wound circular arrangement

fangPointed predator tooth
EdenScriptural original paradise
tempterOne who lures astray

scale · venom · apple · cunning · wisdom · ouroboros · Medusa · basilisk · dragon · Quetzalcoatl

metaphorical

tongue

Oral muscle for taste

whisperSpeech without full voice
betrayalBreaking of trust
treacheryDeliberate violation of trust

guile · deceit · poison · seduction · manipulation · lurking · hidden · danger · enemy · duplicity

Opposites

symbolic moral association

serpent'sangel's

Belonging to divine spirit

dove's · lamb's · Christ's · savior's · saint's

creature symbolism

serpent'sdove's

Of a peaceful bird

lamb's · eagle's · unicorn's · swan's · stag's

Phrases

sea serpentLegendary aquatic monster
serpentine beltLooped automotive accessory drive
serpent god
serpent's tongueSnake's chemosensory organ
winged serpentSnake with flight appendages
Serpent MoundSnake effigy earthwork

Family

serpent, serpents, serpentine, serpentlike

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G