English dictionary
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English noun: snail | |||
| 1. | snail (animal) freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gastropod, univalve | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | edible snail, garden snail, Helix pomatia, scorpion shell | ||
| 2. | snail (food) edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic | ||
| Synonyms | escargot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meat | ||
| Substance meronym | edible snail, Helix pomatia | ||
English verb: snail | |||
| 1. | snail (contact) gather snails | ||
| Samples | We went snailing in the summer. | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and snail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whelk | ||
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