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 | ||