C1nounnature
US/sneɪl/
UK/sneɪl/
a small soft animal with a hard round shell on its back that moves very slowly
In context
A snail left a shiny trail across the garden path.
Snails eat the leaves of my lettuce every spring.
In France, some restaurants serve snails with garlic butter.
Words that go with snail
noun + noun
- garden snailA garden snail was sitting on the wet leaf.
- snail shellThe child picked up an empty snail shell.
- snail mailHe still sends letters by snail mail.
- snail trailA silver snail trail crossed the patio.
noun + preposition
- at a snail's paceTraffic crawled at a snail's pace.
adjective + preposition
- slow as a snailThe old computer is as slow as a snail.