snail
/sneɪl/noun
उच्चारण स्नेल
घोंघा
Basic word
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a small soft creature with a hard round shell on its back, that moves very slowly
घोंघा
- The snail moved slowly across the leaf.
- A snail left a silver trail on the wall after the rain.
- Snails come out in large numbers in the monsoon.
+ 1 more example
- The traffic crawled along at a snail's pace.
?Which word?
Keep the slow words: sluggish, leisurely, unhurried, tardy, dilatory (slow to act).
धीमे के शब्द याद रखिए: sluggish, leisurely, unhurried, tardy, dilatory (काम करने में धीमा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
At a snail's pace (very slowly: 'The work moved at a snail's pace'), snail mail (informal, letters sent by post rather than email).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: at a snail's pace (बहुत धीरे, कछुआ चाल से: 'The work moved at a snail's pace'), snail mail (अनौपचारिक, ईमेल के बजाय डाक से भेजे पत्र)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: snails are molluscs (soft-bodied animals, often with shells, like oysters and octopuses); a snail without a shell is a slug.
विज्ञान GK में घोंघे मोलस्क हैं (नरम शरीर वाले जीव, प्रायः खोल वाले, जैसे सीप और ऑक्टोपस); बिना खोल का घोंघा slug है।