snail
snail \'sna-(*)l\ \'sna-(*)l-.li-k\ n [ME, fr. OE sngl; akin to OHG snecko snail, snahhan]to creep, Lith sna-ke snail 1: a gastropod mollusk esp. when having an external enclosing spiral shell 2: a slow-moving or sluggish person or thing - snail.like aj