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Word entry · 5 letters

snail

Best crossword clue

"Slow-moving mollusk"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /sneɪl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ailnsStarts with SEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Slow-moving mollusk, usually with a spiral shell.

Word origin

Snâel, Snâl (“snail”), German Schnegel (“slug”). Compare also Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Used in a sentence

  • The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour.

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