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snow

noun

  1. particles of water vapor which when frozen in the upper air fall to earth as soft, white, crystalline flakes
    1. a falling of snow
    2. snowy weather
  2. a mass or accumulation of fallen snow
  3. Old Poet. whiteness
  4. something like snow in whiteness, texture, etc.
  5. ☆ fluctuating spots appearing on a television screen as a result of a weak signal, shot effect, etc.
  6. Slang cocaine or heroin

intransitive verb

to fall as or like snow

transitive verb

  1. to shower or let fall as or like snow
  2. ☆ to cover, obstruct, etc. with or as with snow: usually with in, up, under, etc.
  3. Slang to deceive, mislead, or win over by glib talk, flattery, etc.

Snow, C(harles) P(ercy) Baron Snow of Leicester 1905-80; Eng. novelist & physicist

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