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snail

noun
/sneɪl/

Etymology

From Middle English snayl, snail, from the Old English sneġel, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz. Cognate with Low German Snagel, Snâel, Snâl (“snail”), German Schnegel (“slug”). Compare also Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

  1. inherited from *snagilaz✻
  2. inherited from sneġel
  3. inherited from snayl

Definitions

  1. Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class…

    Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

  2. A slow person

    A slow person; a sluggard.

  3. A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion…

    A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A tortoise or testudo

      A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.

    2. The pod of the snail clover.

    3. A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical…

      A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.

    4. To move or travel very slowly.

      • The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour.

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Derived

achatine snail, African snail, agate snail, amber snail, ambersnail, apple snail, Australian snail, awl snail, Badwater snail, bonnet snail, boulder snail, bristle snail, brown-lipped snail, brown snail, bubble snail, Burgundy snail, carrier snail, Chinese hat snail, cinnamon snail, cone snail, decollate snail, dew snail, domed land snail, door snail, ear snail, edible snail, emerald green snail, Finger Snail, flying snail, garden snail, giant snail, glass snail, green snail, grove snail, harp snail, helmet snail, housesnail, Japanese snail, land snail, Lister's river snail · +71 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for snail. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA