Snail
21snail — snaillike, adj. /snayl/, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about. 2. a slow or lazy person; sluggard. 3. a cam having the form of a spiral. 4.… …
22snail — noun a slow moving mollusc with a spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn. [Many species in the class Gastropoda.] Phrases snail s pace a very slow speed or rate of progress. Origin OE snæg(e)l, of Gmc origin …
23snail — noun (C) 1 a small soft creature that moves very slowly and has a hard shell on its back 2 at a snail s pace extremely slowly …
24snail — [sneɪl] noun [C] a small animal that has a soft body, no legs, and a hard shell on its back • at a snail s pace very slowly[/ex] …
25snail — /sneɪl / (say snayl) noun 1. a mollusc of the class Gastropoda, having a single, usually spirally coiled shell. 2. a slow or lazy person; a sluggard. –phrase 3. at a snail s pace, very slowly. {Middle English; Old English snægl} …
26Snail borer — Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air breathing gastropods belonging to the genus… …
27Snail clover — Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air breathing gastropods belonging to the genus… …
28Snail flower — Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air breathing gastropods belonging to the genus… …
29snail medic — Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air breathing gastropods belonging to the genus… …
30Snail shell — Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air breathing gastropods belonging to the genus… …
