turtle's
Slow creature's possessive
Turtle's is the possessive form of turtle, indicating something belonging to or associated with a turtle: The turtle's shell was cracked, a turtle's pace.
It also serves as a contraction of "turtle is" or "turtle has": The turtle's been sitting on that log all morning.
Hard outer covering
Speed of movement
stroke · glide · retreat · basking · emergence · nesting · migration · journey
Duration of existence
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- patienceCalm during delays
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- protectionGuarding against harm
endurance · steadfastness · determination · resilience · slowness · ancient · creation · immortality
Formal withdrawal of statement
- hidingStaying out of sight
- shellHard outer covering
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- tuckingPushing snugly beneath
snapping · bite · camouflage · stillness · protective · armor · hissing · musk
shell
Hard outer covering
flippers · beak · head · tail · legs · claws · neck · eyes · scales · keratin
pace
Speed of movement
swim · stroke · glide · retreat · basking · emergence · nesting · migration · journey · slow
longevity
Duration of existence
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- patienceCalm during delays
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
protection · endurance · steadfastness · determination · resilience · slowness · ancient · creation · immortality · luck
retraction
Formal withdrawal of statement
- hidingStaying out of sight
- shellHard outer covering
- withdrawalAct of taking away
tucking · snapping · bite · camouflage · stillness · protective · armor · hissing · musk · fleeing
pond
Small still body
beach · reef · ocean · marsh · riverbank · log · burrow · nest · sandy · shore
- sea turtlesOcean-dwelling shelled reptiles
- turtle shellReptile's bony covering
- freshwater turtlesAquatic reptiles in lakes
- snapping turtleFierce aquatic chelonian
- Ninja TurtlesMutant reptile martial artists
- turtle dovesSmall affectionate pigeons