1syllable
snails
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Definitions ofsnails
1noun
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- (by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- 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.
- A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- The pod of the snail clover.
1verb
- To move or travel very slowly.
Example: "The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."
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