Definition

1. Noun:
   • Snail; shellfish (gastropod): A small, soft-bodied animal, typically with a hard, spiral shell. Often refers to edible freshwater or land snails, but can also include similar marine creatures.
   • Screw: A metal fastener with a helical ridge (thread), used to hold objects together.
   • Goosebumps: Small, temporary bumps on the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement.
   • House (archaic): An old, literary term for a dwelling or house.

Usage Examples

• Noun (animal):
  • Trẻ con hay đi bắt ốc ở ruộng. (Children often go to the fields to catch snails.)
  • Quán này có món bún ốc rất ngon. (This restaurant has delicious snail vermicelli soup.)
• Noun (screw):
  • Anh ấy cần một con ốc để sửa cái bàn. (He needs a screw to fix the table.)
• Noun (goosebumps):
  • Trời lạnh quá, da tôi nổi ốc hết cả. (It's so cold, I have goosebumps all over.)
• Noun (house - archaic):
  • Thi nhân ngồi sáng tác trong ốc. (The poet sat composing in his house.)

Advanced Usage

• "ăn ốc nói mò": An idiom meaning "to speak at random" or "to talk without basis," literally "to eat snails and speak blindly" (as one probes for snails).
  • Đừng có ăn ốc nói mò, hãy đưa ra bằng chứng. (Don't just talk randomly; provide evidence.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đinh ốc (n): Screw (the full, common term).
  • Khoan một lỗ trước khi vặn đinh ốc. (Drill a hole before turning the screw.)
• Ốc vít (n): Another common term for a screw.
• Ốc sên (n): Land snail (specifically).
  • Ốc sên bò trên lá cây. (The land snail is crawling on the leaf.)
• Bún ốc (n): A specific Vietnamese dish of vermicelli soup with snails.

Synonyms

• Snail/Shelfish: gastropod, mollusk.
• Screw: bolt, fastener.
• Goosebumps: goose pimples, gooseflesh.

Related Idioms

• Rét nổi ốc: To have goosebumps from the cold.
  • Gió mùa về khiến mọi người rét nổi ốc. (The monsoon wind made everyone break out in goosebumps from the cold.)

noun

1. screw

noun

1. shellfish;gasteropod
   • bún ốc
     shellfish soup and vermicelli