snail
noun
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
snail-like
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a word derived from
snail.
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, the snail-like open system is far more efficient.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
For a recent study in Nature Electronics, the researchers used their new material to connect motors to power sources in two basic machines: a snail-like soft robot and a toy car.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 12, 2023
After 11 years of snail-like negotiations, the two governments sealed a U.S.-mediated deal Thursday in Naqoura, in south Lebanon, near the Israeli border.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
During the sun-scorched summer season, movement through the congested center slows to a snail-like crawl.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
Eva’s hand moved snail-like down her thigh toward her stump, but stopped short of it to realign a pleat.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
