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Meaning of "snail" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNAIL

Old English snægl; related to Old Norse snigill, Old High German snecko.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SNAIL

snail  [sneɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SNAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

snail

Snail

Snail is a common name that is applied most often to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name "snail" is also applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word "snail" is used in this most general sense, it includes not just land snails but also thousands of species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Occasionally a few other molluscs that are not actually gastropods, such as the Monoplacophora, which superficially resemble small limpets, may also informally be referred to as "snails". Snail-like animals that naturally lack a shell, or have only an internal shell, are usually called slugs, and land snails that have only a very small shell are often called semislugs.

Definition of snail in the English dictionary

The first definition of snail in the dictionary is any of numerous terrestrial or freshwater gastropod molluscs with a spirally coiled shell, esp any of the family Helicidae, such as Helix aspersa. Other definition of snail is any other gastropod with a spirally coiled shell, such as a whelk. Snail is also a slow-moving or lazy person or animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNAIL


agnail
ˈæɡˌneɪl
doornail
ˈdɔːˌneɪl
fingernail
ˈfɪŋɡəˌneɪl
Gangnail
ˈɡæŋˌneɪl
hangnail
ˈhæŋˌneɪl
hobnail
ˈhɒbˌneɪl
nail
neɪl
renail
riːˈneɪl
tenaille
tɛˈneɪl
thumbnail
ˈθʌmˌneɪl
toenail
ˈtəʊˌneɪl
trenail
ˈtriːneɪl
unnail
ʌnˈneɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNAIL

snagged
snaggier
snaggiest
snagging
snaggleteeth
snaggletooth
snaggletoothed
snaggy
snaglike
snags
snail cam
snail mail
snail shell
snail-like
snail-mail
snail´s pace
snailery
snailfish
snaily
snake

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNAIL

as dead as a doornail
clout nail
coffin nail
dead as a doornail
dew snail
edible snail
garden snail
on the nail
pond snail
ramshorn snail
Roman snail
sea snail
stub nail
tooth and nail
treenail

Synonyms and antonyms of snail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «snail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNAIL

Find out the translation of snail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of snail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜗牛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caracol
570 millions of speakers

English

snail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घोंघा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَلَزُون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

улитка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caracol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শামুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escargot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siput
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schnecke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カタツムリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달팽이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kéwan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con ốc sên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोगलगाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salyangoz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lumaca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ślimak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

равлик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαλιγκάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snigel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snegle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAIL»

The term «snail» is very widely used and occupies the 18.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «snail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «snail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snail

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10 QUOTES WITH «SNAIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word snail.
1
John Berger
Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life. One can do that by telling a story or writing about a fresco by Giotto or studying how a snail climbs up a wall.
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Andrew Buchan
I have to confess I'm addicted to Sky Sports News. Just the music can pull me in. And then whether it's badminton in the Czech Republic, snail pushing or mole hopping, I'm hooked.
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Steve Burns
I'm not supposed to talk about the snail. The snail is, well, congratulations to whoever noticed it. It's supposed to be a thing where you gotta look for it in every episode, and it's there three times in every episode.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
I have lived so long among people who do not understand me, been so long accustomed to refrain and disguise myself for fear of being laughed at, that I have grown as difficult to come at as a snail in a shell; and what is worse, I cannot come out of my shell when I wish it.
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Eric Kandel
Rather than studying the most complex form of memory in a very complicated animal, we had to take the most simple form - an implicit form of memory - in a very simple animal. So I began to look around for very simple animals. And I focused in on the marine snail Aplysia.
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Mary Lambert
Getting snail mail is one of my favorite indulgences, and I think receiving mail is actually a common joy.
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Diane Lane
I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There's something about that person's breath and hands on the letter.
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Charles Spurgeon
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
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James Stephens
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNAIL»

Discover the use of snail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide
This updated book thoroughly covers the latest SSH-2 protocol for system administrators and end users interested in using this increasingly popular TCP/IP-based solution. How does it work?
Daniel Barrett, Richard Silverman, Robert Byrnes, 2005
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Talk to the Snail: Ten Commandments for Understanding the French
Read this book, and find out how to get good service from the grumpiest waiter; be exquisitely polite and brutally rude at the same time; and employ the language of l'amour and le sexe.
Stephen Clarke, 2008
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The Snail and the Whale
The complete story and original illustrations of bestselling children's books by favourite authors including Julia Donaldson and Chris Riddell have been specially designed as an early reader to help and encourage children who are growing in ...
Julia Donaldson, 2013
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Are You a Snail?
Introduces the life cycle of a snail, showing how it changes from an egg to an adult snail.
Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries, 2003
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Bedridden and suffering from a neurological disorder, the author recounts the profound effect on her life caused by a gift of a snail in a potted plant and shares the lessons learned from her new companion about her the meaning of her life ...
Elisabeth Tova Bailey, 2010
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The Adventures of Snail at School
He really does.
John Stadler, 1995
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Snail
Snail Malone, the hero, finds himself in the 1990s where life has been turned upside down and he experiences a great deal of contradiction.
Eric Dando, 1996
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Snail Mail No More
Now that they live in different cities, thirteen-year-old Tara and Elizabeth use email to "talk" about everything that is occuring in their lives and to try to maintain their closeness as they face big changes.
Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin, 2000
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Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies
An analysis of all of the major biological aspects of the Sciomyzidae flies, including behaviour, ecology, life-cycles, morphology, and identification.
Lloyd Vernon Knutson, Jean-Claude Vala, 2011
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The Great Snail Race
SpongeBob enters his snail Gary in the Bikini Bottom Snail Race, but can his pet handle the extreme training regimen SpongeBob has in store for him?
Kim Ostrow, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snail is used in the context of the following news items.
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UN climate talks moving at snail's pace, says Ban Ki-moon
Negotiations for a deal to fight climate change were moving at a “snail's pace”, the United Nations chief, Ban Ki-Moon, told a high-level meeting on Monday. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Thank An Instagrammed Snail For Amanda Seyfried And Justin …
Justin's Instagram seems to have since disappeared, which means that we cannot confirm the existence of said internet snail — but Amanda Seyfried is still an ... «MTV.com, May 15»
3
Rare & Dangerous Parasite Found In South Florida Snails
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami) — The battle to get rid of the invasive and destructive Giant African Land Snails is gaining new importance after a new study found a ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
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Snail teeth may be secret to faster cars. Really. (+video)
Limpets are vegetarian sea snails that typically reach about five centimeters in diameter and have conical shells, according to News Maine. They latch on to ... «Christian Science Monitor, Feb 15»
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Inside Thailand spa where snails 'massage' your face with mucus to …
Now, one is slithering up the bridge of my nose while five others are being stuck onto other parts of my face by a Thai beautician, all secreting snail slime to ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Toxic Snail Puts Fish in a Sugar Coma, Then Eats Them
What happens if you need to catch your own dinner, but you're just not fast enough? If you're a slow-moving cone snail with a yen for sushi, you drug a bunch of ... «National Geographic, Jan 15»
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Man who swam in endangered snail pool because 'God' told him to …
CANMORE — An Ontario man who swam with endangered Banff Springs snails — smoking a cigar while he bathed and then claiming God told him to do it ... «National Post, Jan 15»
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Hermaphrodite snail named after marriage equality
A new species of hermaphrodite land snail found in Taiwan has been named in support of marriage equality. Biologists christened the species Aegista ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
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'Extinct' Snail Killed by 'Climate Change' Crawls Back from the Dead
The only known population of the Aldabra banded snail Rhachistia aldabraedeclined through the late twentieth century, leading to its extinctionin the late 1990s. «Breitbart News, Sep 14»
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US Government Stops Over 1000 Rat-Sized Snails That Can Cause …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Agricultural inspectors have seized 1,304 giant African snails, one of the world's most destructive invasive species, from sites around ... «Business Insider, Aug 14»

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