snail

[ sneyl ]

/ sneɪl /

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noun

any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.

a slow or lazy person; sluggard.

Machinery. a cam having the form of a spiral.

Midwestern and Western U.S. a sweet roll in spiral form, especially a cinnamon roll or piece of Danish pastry.

Origin of snail

before 900; Middle English snail, snayl(e), Old English snegel; cognate with Low German snagel,German (dial.) Schnegel

OTHER WORDS FROM snail

snaillike, adjective

Words nearby snail

snaffle, snafu, snag, snaggletooth, snaggy, snail, snail cam, snail darter, snail fever, snailfish, snailflower

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Example sentences from the Web for snail

The Daily Pic: James Nares slows Manhattan's rat race to a snail's pace.
New York on Quaaludes|Blake Gopnik|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You see, I've got the thick part of a snail's shell in my tooth and the minute that is out I'll be all right.'
The Club at Crow's Corner|James Otis
The Snail sat there, and wondered and wondered that they did not come.
Among the Meadow People|Clara Dillingham Pierson
Great God, I could work all day and all night if I could do what you do, but to strain at iron fetters—a snail!
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair

"But we go at such a snail's pace," said Sally, shaking her head impatiently.
Night and Day|Virginia Woolf
He had not traveled far, lurching along at a snail's pace, and he was startled when I came up to him.
The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst

British Dictionary definitions for snail

snail

/ (sneɪl) /

noun

any of numerous terrestrial or freshwater gastropod molluscs with a spirally coiled shell, esp any of the family Helicidae, such as Helix aspersa (garden snail)

any other gastropod with a spirally coiled shell, such as a whelk

a slow-moving or lazy person or animal

Derived forms of snail

snail-like, adjective

Word Origin for snail

Old English snægl; related to Old Norse snigill, Old High German snecko

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单词	snail
释义	snail [ sneyl ] / sneɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snail ON THESAURUS.COM noun any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about. a slow or lazy person; sluggard. Machinery. a cam having the form of a spiral. Midwestern and Western U.S. a sweet roll in spiral form, especially a cinnamon roll or piece of Danish pastry. Origin of snail before 900; Middle English snail, snayl(e), Old English snegel; cognate with Low German snagel,German (dial.) Schnegel OTHER WORDS FROM snail snaillike, adjective Words nearby snail snaffle, snafu, snag, snaggletooth, snaggy, snail, snail cam, snail darter, snail fever, snailfish, snailflower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snail The Daily Pic: James Nares slows Manhattan's rat race to a snail's pace. New York on Quaaludes\|Blake Gopnik\|April 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST You see, I've got the thick part of a snail's shell in my tooth and the minute that is out I'll be all right.' The Club at Crow's Corner\|James Otis The Snail sat there, and wondered and wondered that they did not come. Among the Meadow People\|Clara Dillingham Pierson Great God, I could work all day and all night if I could do what you do, but to strain at iron fetters—a snail! Love's Pilgrimage\|Upton Sinclair "But we go at such a snail's pace," said Sally, shaking her head impatiently. Night and Day\|Virginia Woolf He had not traveled far, lurching along at a snail's pace, and he was startled when I came up to him. The Woman Who Toils\|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst British Dictionary definitions for snail snail / (sneɪl) / noun any of numerous terrestrial or freshwater gastropod molluscs with a spirally coiled shell, esp any of the family Helicidae, such as Helix aspersa (garden snail) any other gastropod with a spirally coiled shell, such as a whelk a slow-moving or lazy person or animal Derived forms of snail snail-like, adjective Word Origin for snail Old English snægl; related to Old Norse snigill, Old High German snecko Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to snail clam, abalone, crustacean, mollusk, scallop, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, mussel, oyster, straggler, idler, procrastinator, sluggard, slug, plodder, dawdler, whelk
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