limpet
Translation
limpet, clinger
Examples
A limpet clung tightly to the wet rock.
A limpet clung tightly to the wet rock.
He stuck to me like a limpet all evening.
He stuck to me like a limpet all evening.
Grammar Patterns
((a limpet)) a type of mollusc A limpet clung tightly to the wet rock.
((like a limpet)) tenaciously He stuck to me like a limpet all evening.
Similar Words
Synonyms (figurative): clinger, leech, barnacle
Etymology
From Old English 'lempedu', related to lamprey, possibly from Latin 'lambere' (to lick).
Memory Tips
Imagine a little pet that 'limps' but sticks to you tenaciously. 'Limp-pet'.