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snail

noun verb

Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
L
Contains
NA
Scrabble score
5
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

sneɪl

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noun

  1. Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

noun

  1. Edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

verb

  1. Gather snails

    “We went snailing in the summer”

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Example Sentences

We went snailing in the summer

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