noun๐ShareAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell."After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. "animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard."My brother is such a snails; he always takes hours to get ready in the morning. "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 unevenly because one of the snails that moved the hammer was bent. "parttechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers."During the siege, the soldiers constructed snails to shield themselves as they approached the castle walls. "militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe pod of the snail clover."The farmer harvested the snails to feed his livestock during the dry season. "plantagricultureorganismbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo move or travel very slowly."The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading