Snow Definition

snō
snowed, snowing, snows
noun
snows
Particles of water vapor which when frozen in the upper air fall to earth as soft, white, crystalline flakes.
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A falling of snow.
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Snowy weather.
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A mass or accumulation of fallen snow.
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Something like snow in whiteness, texture, etc.
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verb
snowed, snowing, snows
To shower or let fall as or like snow.
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To fall as or like snow.
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To cover, obstruct, etc. with or as with snow.
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To deceive, mislead, or win over by glib talk, flattery, etc.
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(colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.

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idiom
snow under
  • to weigh down or overwhelm with work, etc.
  • to defeat decisively
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Other Word Forms of Snow

Noun

Singular:
snow
Plural:
snows

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Snow

Origin of Snow

  • From Middle English snow, snaw, from Old English snāw (“snow"), from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow"), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygÊ·Ê°os (“snow"). Cognate with Scots snaw (“snow"), West Frisian snie (“snow"), Dutch sneeuw (“snow"), German Schnee (“snow"), Danish sne (“snow"), Norwegian snø (“snow"), Swedish snö (“snow"), Icelandic snjór (“snow"), Latin nix (“snow"), Russian снег (sneg), Armenian Õ±ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶ (jyun), Ancient Greek νίφα (nípha), dialectal Albanian nehë (“place where the snow melts"). Also, from the same Indo-European root *sneygÊ·Ê°- (“to snow") comes English snew.

    From Wiktionary

  • Low German Snaue, or Dutch snaauw, from Low German Snau (“a snout, a beak").

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  • Middle English from Old English snāw sneigwh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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