snail

¹snail

noun \ˈsnāl\

Definition of SNAIL

1

: a gastropod mollusk especially when having an external enclosing spiral shell

2

: a slow-moving or sluggish person or thing

— snail·like \ˈsnāl-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of SNAIL

1. <go and tell the snails in the back to hurry up>

Origin of SNAIL

Middle English, from Old English snægl; akin to Old High German snecko snail, snahhan to creep

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SNAIL

Synonyms: crawler, dallier, dawdler, dragger, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, slowpoke, straggler

Antonyms: speedster

Related Words: latecomer; idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, slouch, slug, sluggard; delayer, procrastinator

Near Antonyms: go-getter, hustler, scrambler; hurrier, rusher, speeder

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Rhymes with SNAIL

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale