serpentine
Winding like coils
Serpentine means resembling or suggesting a serpent.
A serpentine path winds and curves like a snake's movement: The river followed a serpentine course through the valley.
Serpentine can describe sinuous physical forms or, figuratively, something devious and cunning: serpentine plotting.
As a noun, serpentine is a greenish mineral with a mottled, snake-like appearance, used in decorative stonework.
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- twistingRotating with distortion
- curvingBending in arc
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
undulating · snaking · curved · wavy · spiral · looping · tortuous · convoluted
Limbless scaled reptile
- snakelikeResembling a serpent
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- slitheringSmooth limbless locomotion
- viperFanged toxic serpent
cobra · python · coiled · forked tongue · fangs · hissing · venomous · constrictor
Sly, scheming cleverness
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- slyCleverly deceptive
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
seductive · tempting · insidious · devious · guileful · wily · crafty · scheming
Fibrous fireproofing mineral
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- hydrothermalHot water underground
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
olivine · alteration · fibrous · vein · talc · amphibole · mineralogy · geology
winding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- twistingRotating with distortion
- curvingBending in arc
coiling · undulating · snaking · curved · wavy · spiral · looping · tortuous · convoluted · zigzag
snake
Limbless scaled reptile
- snakelikeResembling a serpent
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- slitheringSmooth limbless locomotion
viper · cobra · python · coiled · forked tongue · fangs · hissing · venomous · constrictor · cold-blooded
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- slyCleverly deceptive
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
beguiling · seductive · tempting · insidious · devious · guileful · wily · crafty · scheming · duplicitous
asbestos
Fibrous fireproofing mineral
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- hydrothermalHot water underground
magnesium · olivine · alteration · fibrous · vein · talc · amphibole · mineralogy · geology · greenstone
- party suppliesballoon, balloons, confetti, streamers, banners
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- animal-likeapish, apelike, avian, beastly, birdlike
- crystalsquartz, amethyst, diamond, citrine, rose quartz
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
serpentinestraight
Not curved or crooked
linear · direct · rectilinear · straightaway · unbent
serpentinestraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
direct · simple · forthright · honest · uncomplicated
- serpentine beltLooped automotive accessory drive
- serpentine roadCurving path with bends