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- [sneyl]
- /sneɪl/
- /sneɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sneyl]
- /sneɪl/
Definitions of snail word
- noun snail any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about. 1
- noun snail a slow or lazy person; sluggard. 1
- noun snail Machinery. a cam having the form of a spiral. 1
- noun snail Midwestern and Western U.S. a sweet roll in spiral form, especially a cinnamon roll or piece of Danish pastry. 1
- noun snail slow moving person or animal 1
- countable noun snail A snail is a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly. 0
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Origin of snail
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English snail, snayl(e), Old English snegel; cognate with Low German snagel, German (dial.) Schnegel
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Parts of speech for Snail
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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snail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snail
noun snail
- chiton — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a loose woollen tunic worn knee length by men and full length by women
- conch — A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail's. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature.
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- cuttlefish — A cuttlefish is a sea animal that has a soft body and a hard shell inside.
Antonyms for snail
adjective snail
- waiting — an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt: a wait at the border.
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