snowflake Definition
snow·flake (-flāk′)
noun
- a single, feathery crystal of snow
- snow bunting
- 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.

