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snow definition

snow (snō)

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
  3. a mass or accumulation of fallen snow
  4. Old Poet. whiteness
  5. something like snow in whiteness, texture, etc.
  6. ☆ fluctuating spots appearing on a television screen as a result of a weak signal, shot effect, etc.
  7. ☆ Slang cocaine or heroin

Etymology: ME < OE snaw, akin to Ger schnee < IE base *sneigwh-, to snow, *snoigwhos, snow > OIr snechta, Russ snieg, L nix (gen. nivis)

intransitive verb

to fall as or like snow

Etymology: ME snowen < OE sniwian

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 Idioms

snow under

☆
  1. to weigh down or overwhelm with work, etc.
  2. to defeat decisively
Snow definition

Snow (snō)

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

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snow Synonyms

snow

n.

  1. A snowstorm

    blizzard, snowfall, snow flurry; see storm 1.

  2. Frozen vapor

    snow crystal, snowflake, slush, sleet, snowdrift, snowbank, snow blanket, powder snow, snow pack, snowfall, fall of snow, snow field.

  3. *A drug

    opium, cocaine, coke*, heroin; see drug 2.


snow

v.

  1. To fall or let fall as snow

    storm, whiten, blanket, spit snow, blizzard, cover, pelt, shower, sleet.

  2. *To mislead

    overawe, beguile, bamboozle*, to pull the wool over someone's eyes*; see mislead.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

snow Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • melt: With the melted snows from nearby mountain ranges, there is no lack of water for irrigation.

Adjective modifier

  • powdery: Had to cut a channel 4 5 foot deep through the powdery snow.

Modifies a noun

  • leopard: The next thing she new she was being pounced on by a snow leopard.

Noun used with modifier

  • powder: For expert skiers, powder snow provides the ultimate experience on skis.
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snow quotes

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree-tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

-Berlin, Irving originally Israel Baline

Behold, thoudesiresttruth intheinward parts: and inthe hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

-Bible (Old Testament)

   Come now, and let us reason together, saith the L: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

-Bible (Old Testament)

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