snail
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Synonyms: snarl, nail, sail, shail, smail, stail, inail, skail, snair, spail
Antonyms: snarl, nail, sail, shail, smail, stail, inail, skail, snair, spail
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|animal}} Any of very many [[animal]]s (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class {{taxfmt|Gastropoda|class}}, having a coiled [[shell]].
- {{lb|en|informal|by extension}} A slow person; a [[sluggard]].
- {{lb|en|engineering}} 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.
- {{lb|en|military|historical}} A [[tortoise]] or [[testudo]]; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- The [[pod]] of the [[snail clover]].
- {{lb|en|railroading}} A [[locomotive]] with a [[prime mover]] but no [[traction motor]]s, used to provide extra [[electrical]] [[power]] to another locomotive.
Verb
- To [[move]] or [[travel]] very slowly.
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