snail
IPA: snˈeɪɫ
noun
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- (informal, by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- (engineering) 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.
- (military, historical) A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- The pod of the snail clover.
- (rail transport) A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive.
verb
- To move or travel very slowly.
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Examples of "snail" in Sentences
- The ants were already eating the snail mucus.
- The snails die in the procedure of extraction.
- I will take the snail and bury it in the garden.
- The rest of the body of the snail is shown in green.
- Tahitian tree snail survived recent mass extirpation.
- Sores and freckles were treated with the ashes of snails.
- As the snail grows, the shell is added onto in increments.
- The common name of this snail refers to the island of Moorea.
- Maurice the snail is also an excellent cook, "to Mona's surprise."
- The snail was found on the ground on the leaf litter under rainforest.
- That little stringy thing next to the snail is a clump of snail feces.
- Hermaphrodites include the common earthworm and certain species of snails.
- The scene where that flying muppet carbonates beer with the guy riding a snail is a riot!
- According to McNeill Alexander (who has tested the viscosity of the stuff) the foot mucus of a snail is a really quite sophisticated substance.
- The drug Prialt derived from this cone snail is effectively treating pain, including phantom-limb pain; it's non addictive and the human body does not appear to develop a tolerance.
- Minutes as good will be sent by email to those who have been electronically up to date, as good as by unchanging mail to members who have been still ensnared in snail station (so to speak).
- It's good for a laugh — the term "snail mail" takes on a whole new meaning — but the hope is there's a touching side to this story, and that its intended recipient, or her relatives, may still be found.
- SOLOMON: Well, certainly, snail mail still exists, however, as suggested by the term snail mail, it is a slow process and parents do like to hear from their children on a more regular basis and certainly e-mail can accomplish that.