snail

Meanings

• noun

  A slow-moving, land-living mollusk with a spiral shell.

  - "The garden was filled with colorful flowers and a few snails."
  - "Children enjoyed watching the snail move slowly across the grass."

• verb

  Move very slowly and steadily.

  - "The turtle snails across the sandy beach."
  - "The traffic was snailing along due to heavy rain."

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Pronunciation

1. /sneɪl/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

dodman , hodmandod

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with snail
ail , ailment , ailway , hale , tail

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. snail (en) : A slow-moving, land-living mollusk with a spiral shell.
   

2. snail (en) : A long, thin piece of food, especially a strip of fried potato.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of snail that leads to same result
snail , snaillike , snails , snailed , snailing , snail darter , snail darters , snail fever , snail fevers , snail mail , snail mails , snail-paced , snail's pace , snail's paces , moon snail , moon snails , at a snail's pace , ear shell , ear shells , ear snail

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English snægl, from Proto-Germanic *snaglaz, from *snag-, snail + *-gal-, hail.

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Trivia

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1. Snails have teeth on their tongues, not their mouths.

2. Some snails can sleep for up to three years.

3. The largest land snail is the giant African snail, which can grow up to 11 inches long.

4. Snails have a unique way of breathing through their skin.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mollusk: A soft-bodied invertebrate animal that lives in the sea or fresh water and has a hard protective covering called a shell or test.

2. Gastropod: A type of mollusk that has a single, coiled shell, as opposed to a clam or an oyster, which has a hard, bivalve shell.

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Culture

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Snails have been used as a food source in various cultures, including French cuisine, where they are considered a delicacy. In literature, snails have been used as symbols of slow progress or transformation.

How to Memorize "snail"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a snail moving slowly along a garden path.
   - Visualize the spiral shell of a snail.
   - Think about the texture and shape of a snail's body.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'snail' with the image of a slow-moving creature.
   - Think of the word 'sloth' when you see the word 'snail'.
   - Remember the word 'snail' is a type of mollusk.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Slowly Nibbling And Inching Along' to remember the word 'snail'.
   - Create a mental image of a snail moving slowly and steadily.

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