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Meaning of "snail-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SNAIL-LIKE

snail-like  [ˈsneɪlˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNAIL-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snail-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SNAIL-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of snail-like in the English dictionary

The definition of snail-like in the dictionary is resembling a snail, esp in moving very slowly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNAIL-LIKE


cell-like
ˈsɛlˌlaɪk
eel-like
ˈiːlˌlaɪk
funnel-like
ˈfʌn əlˌlaɪk
gaol-like
ˈdʒeɪlˌlaɪk
gill-like
ˈɡɪlˌlaɪk
jewel-like
ˈdʒuːəlˌlaɪk
mammal-like
ˈmæməlˌlaɪk
metal-like
ˈmetəlˌlaɪk
oil-like
ˈɔɪlˌlaɪk
scale-like
ˈskeɪlˌlaɪk
shalelike
ˈʃeɪlˌlaɪk
soul-like
ˈsəʊlˌlaɪk
tail-like
ˈteɪlˌlaɪk
temple-like
ˈtempəlˌlaɪk
tilelike
ˈtaɪlˌlaɪk
tunnel-like
ˈtʌnəlˌlaɪk
veil-like
ˈveɪlˌlaɪk
wall-like
ˈwɔːlˌlaɪk
whalelike
ˈweɪlˌlaɪk
wool-like
ˈwʊlˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNAIL-LIKE

snaggleteeth
snaggletooth
snaggletoothed
snaggy
snaglike
snags
snail
snail cam
snail mail
snail shell
snail-mail
snail´s pace
snailery
snailfish
snaily
snake
snake charmer
snake dance
snake eyes
snake fence

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNAIL-LIKE

bird-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
forest-like
garden-like
guitar-like
hammer-like
human-like
jacket-like
jelly-like
like-for-like
ribbon-like
shell-like
stone-like
summer-like
village-like
virus-like
water-like
winter-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of snail-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «snail-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNAIL-LIKE

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Translator English - Chinese

蜗牛般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de caracol
570 millions of speakers

English

snail-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घोंघा की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل الحلزون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Улитка - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lesma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শামুক মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escargot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siput seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schneckenförmigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カタツムリのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달팽이 처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cemlorot kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ốc giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நத்தை போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोगलगाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salyangoz benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

snail -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak ślimak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Равлик - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melc - cum ar fi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαλιγκάρι - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slak -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snigel -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snegle -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snail-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAIL-LIKE»

The term «snail-like» is normally little used and occupies the 129.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAIL-LIKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNAIL-LIKE»

Discover the use of snail-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snail-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Categorization by Humans and Machines: Advances in Research ...
All possible combinations of the attributes were used, with the result that there were eight flat, eight curled, and eight snail-like creatures in the entire set. Note also that the curled creatures have the same outline shape as the snail-like ...
‎1993
2
4th European Conference of the International Federation for ...
1 Locomotive mechanism of the snail-like crawler B. Locomotion mechanism of earthworms The earthworm' body consists of many segments. On each segment, except for the anterior and the posterior segment, there are pairs of bristle hairs ...
Jos van der Sloten, Pascal Verdonck, Marc Nyssen, 2009
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Snail
The Lair (1962) is distinctly snail-like, offering on the one hand protection and a place to hide and, on the other, signalling a trap into which the unwary may be lured. For the Canadian John Macnab the snail shell is an expression of order and ...
Peter Williams, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Cancer
Although three Snail genes (Snaill to Snail3) and a humanspecific Snail] retrogene (Snail-like) have been described, the vast majority of information available on their function as transcription factors and their involvement in embryonic ...
Manfred Schwab, 2011
5
Gene Sharing and Evolution: The Diversity of Protein Functions
... physiological functions, including mesoderm formation, epithelial- mesenchymal transition (EMT), and tumor progression.900 SNAIL-like expression gives metastatic properties to Gene Duplication and the Evolution of New Functions 183.
Joram PIATIGORSKY, Joram Piatigorsky, 2009
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As you like it: with introduction & notes
And ... face, and face glowing with its morning wash ; like snail, " o is still omitted by us in adverbial compounds, such as 'snail-like,' 'clerk-like,' etc. Then [in early English] it was omitted as being unnecessarily emphatic in such expressions as ...
William Shakespeare, 1891
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How the Snail Got Her Shell
"Yes, we need to ask Forest God to give us some kind of advantage," rumbled another in his slow snail like voice. "So, some snail should go tell Forest God" crackled one elderly snail whose voice sounded like leaves crumbling on a crisp fall ...
Danielle Nordahl, 2006
8
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
And unless my armpits could secrete shell material, I would be more slug- than snail-like. I observed my snail's spiral shell from the outside, but what was it like to live inside such a shape? Just a month before the onset of my illness, I had ...
Elisabeth Tova Bailey, 2010
9
As You Like it
And ... face, and face glowing with its morning wash ; like snail, " a is still omitted by us in adverbial compounds, such as 'snail-like,' 'clerk-like,' etc. Then [in early English] it was omitted as being unnecessarily emphatic in such expressions as ...
‎1907
10
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
... suggestin the name. snail-bake (snal'lik), a. slowly; snail-paced. snail-pace ( snil'pas), n. A very slow movement. Compare mall's gallop, snail's pace, under snail. snail-paced (sndl'past), a. Snail-like in pace or gait; creeping or moving slowly.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNAIL-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snail-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wall Street ponders whether to fly the coop on Twitter
Noto's frank comments helped to explain Twitter's snail-like growth rate for monthly active users, or MAUs. The microblogging site said Tuesday that MAUs in the ... «CNET, Jul 15»
2
Here's why it's taking longer than ever to hear back after you apply …
... the gap between when a candidate applies online and when they get an offer or rejection — grew form 12.6 days in 2010 to a snail-like 22.9 days in 2014. «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
3
Graeme McDowell plans another revolution at Versailles
The 2010 US Open winner is in danger of falling out of the world's Top 50 after a snail-like start to 2015 that has seen him slip from 15th last December 31 to ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
4
The ISPs take it all: No compensation for Vietnam's snail-like Internet
Internet users in Vietnam had to suffer snail-like speed between June 7 and 12, when the Asia – America Gateway (AAG), the submarine cable system that links ... «Tuoitrenews, Jun 15»
5
Tired presentation, uneven program at League of Composers …
The awkward talks made the already snail-like stage changes seem interminable. In a concert that ran almost two hours and fifteen minutes, the downtime ... «New York Classical Review, Jun 15»
6
Get us connected: Telford MP seeking talks on poor phone signals
MP Lucy Allan is seeking summit talks with phone giants to discuss how mobile signal and snail-like broadband speeds in some parts of the county can be ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
7
Cause of Vietnam's snail-like Internet speed identified; repairs to …
The snail-paced Internet speed users in Vietnam have been suffering since Thursday is not brought about by a submarine cable cut as widely thought and it will ... «Tuoitrenews, Apr 15»
8
Amazon spurns slow FAA, reveals it's been testing drones abroad
In testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Amazon says the Federal Aviation Administration's snail-like pace in ... «VentureBeat, Mar 15»
9
Snail's Teeth Strongest Natural Material Ever Found | The Weather …
Limpets, snail-like marine mollusks known for clinging tightly to rocks, have the strongest natural material ever found, according to new research from the ... «The Weather Channel, Feb 15»
10
Snails' Teeth: The Strongest Stuff in the Natural World
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have discovered that limpets - small aquatic snail-like creatures with conical shells - boast teeth so strong that ... «Nature World News, Feb 15»

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