noun

1. particles of water vapor which when frozen in the upper air fall to earth as soft, white, crystalline flakes
2. 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

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.