snail

noun
UK: /sneɪl/
US: /sneɪl/

  1. A small, slow-moving creature with a soft body and a spiral shell.

    1. I saw a snail in the garden today.
    2. The gardener carefully removed each snail from the lettuce plants.

  2. A slow or lazy person.

    1. He is such a snail, always late for everything.
    2. Don't be such a snail get a move on we're going to be late.

Synonyms

sluggard lag crawl creep
snail intransitive-verb

  1. To move or proceed slowly.

    1. Traffic was snailing along the highway.
    2. The investigation has snailed due to lack of cooperation.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "snail" in English means: A small, slow-moving creature with a soft body and a spiral shell., A slow or lazy person..

The phonetic transcription of "snail" is /sneɪl/ in British English and /sneɪl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "snail": sluggard, lag, crawl, creep.

Example usage of "snail": "I saw a snail in the garden today.". More examples on the page.