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snowflake Definition

snow·flake (-flāk′)

noun

  1. a single, feathery crystal of snow
  2. snow bunting
  3. any of a genus (Leucojum) of European bulbous plants of the lily family with drooping white flowers

snowflake Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fall: I'm driving into gently falling snowflakes that are drifting slowly toward me, emerging from gray gloom into the brightness of my headlights.
  • see: I used to love the snow in England but since being over here I hope never see another snowflake as long as I live.
  • make: How to make a snowflake This tutorial will teach you how to make a snowflake.
  • have: The standing jokers usually have snowflakes in the corners and the Contract Bridge score cards come with or without black borders.
  • decorate: Christmas tree spikes, sharp as knives, the presents below too good to be true; decorated snowflakes.
  • catch: The boy turned circles and stuck out his tongue, trying to catch the fattest snowflake, not feeling the cold.

Adjective modifier

  • tiny: It was a tiny snowflake, the first snowflake, the herald of the night.
  • few: Across the nation, shop windows are bedecked in seasonal finery, from a few subtle snowflakes to lavish animatronic displays.
  • first: I still remember my colleagues ' laughter as the first snowflakes fell and I asked if we'd be sent home!
  • beautiful: Through mossy alder trees are rich swampy areas with sedges, marsh marigold, tall yellow flags and the rare and beautiful summer snowflake.
  • large: The largest snowflake ever found was 8 " by 12 " !

Modifies a noun

  • pattern: Attach a piece of string halfway down all the points to form a snowflake pattern.
  • obsidian: Snowflake obsidian is known as " the stone of purity " helping to balance and purify the mind and body.
  • decoration: Use colored paper to make snowflake decorations â like you used to as a child.
  • design: Browse a gallery of virtual snowflake designs or create a masterpiece of your own.
  • image: I first started to record snowflake images with a 35mm camera and a set-up to yield 10x magnification on the film.
  • curve: Fractal dimension: Although shapes such as Koch's snowflake curve can be represented in a 2 dimensional plane they have a non-integer dimension.

Noun used with modifier

  • summer: There are also marshy areas within the woods in which there are sedges, marsh marigold, yellow flags and the rare summer snowflake.
  • paper: First up snow... we all love the white stuff, while we're waiting for those blizzard why not make some paper snowflakes?
  • crystal: This article is titled Snow Crystals, even tho many people would like to call the crystals snowflakes.