noun Download 🔗Share Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell. Examples : "After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. " animal biology organism nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A slow person; a sluggard. Examples : "My brother is such a snails; he always takes hours to get ready in the morning. " person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A 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. Examples : "The old clock chimed unevenly because one of the snails that moved the hammer was bent. " part technical machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers. Examples : "During the siege, the soldiers constructed snails to shield themselves as they approached the castle walls. " military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pod of the snail clover. Examples : "The farmer harvested the snails to feed his livestock during the dry season. " plant agriculture organism biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move or travel very slowly. Examples : "The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour." action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
