noun๐ShareAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell."The snail slowly crawled across the garden path. "animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.""Come on, Mark, don't be such a snail! We need to leave for school soon." "personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA 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."The old clock chimed the hour thanks to a rotating snail that lifted and released the hammer arm. "technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers."The army used a large snail to protect their soldiers during the siege. "militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe pod of the snail clover."The farmer examined the field, carefully checking each snail to ensure the snail clover seeds were developing properly. "plantbiologyseedagriculturevegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo move or travel very slowly."The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."actionwayanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
