Snow

Word SNOW
Character 4
Hyphenation snow
Pronunciations /snəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Snow"

What do we mean by snow?

Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes. noun

A falling of snow; a snowstorm. noun

Something resembling snow, as. noun

The white specks on a television screen resulting from weak reception. noun

Cocaine. noun

Heroin. noun

To fall as or in snow. intransitive verb

To cover, shut off, or close off with snow. intransitive verb

To overwhelm with insincere talk, especially with flattery. intransitive verb

To overwhelm. phrasal verb

To defeat by a very large margin. phrasal verb

To fall as snow: used chiefly impersonally: as, it snows; it snowed yesterday.

To scatter or cause to fall like snow.

To surround, cover, or imprison with snow: with in, up, under, or over: often used figuratively. See snow-bound.

The aqueous vapor of the atmosphere precipitated in a crystalline form, and falling to the earth in flakes, each flake consisting of a distinct crystal, or more commonly of combinations of separate crystals. noun

A snowfall; a snow-storm. noun

A winter; hence, in enumeration, a year: as, five snows. noun

Something that resembles snow, as white blossoms. noun

In heraldry, white; argent. noun

A vessel equipped with two masts, resembling the mainmast and foremast of a ship, and a third small mast just abaft and close to the mainmast, carrying a trysail. noun

The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.

Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.

A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.

A shade of the color white.

The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.

Cocaine.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Snow

The word "snow" in example sentences

The red curve is the air temperature a few cm above the snow surface between 18:50 and 23:30 and the blue curve is the temperature ~18 cm below the snow*. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

Warnings of _snow flurries, snow squalls_, or _blowing and drifting snow_ are important mainly because visibility may be reduced and roads may become slippery or blocked. ❋ United States. Office Of Civil Defense (N/A)

The red curve is the air temperature a few cm above the snow surface between 18: 50 and 23: 30 and the blue curve is the temperature ~18 cm below the snow*. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Many people still use the term snow tire - but in reality tire companies no longer offer such a product. ❋ RICHARD RUSSELL (2011)

The problem with having to bring in snow is unfortunate but the choice of venue for snowboarding and freestyle was very questionable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As he arrives, a blizzard isolates the city and almost buries it in snow — for which the Turkish word is kar. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But everyone knows that mountain snow is one of the LARGEST reserves of water on earth. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Bailey said the term snow flurries means snow is expected but there will be little or no accumulation on the ground. ❋ Unknown (2008)

WTOP set the stage for the pre-season freak out:Mention the word "snow" in the Washington area, and you risk setting off a panicked stampede to the nearest supermarket for milk, bread and toilet paper. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

The critical part of any shelter in the snow is ample insulation to keep your body off the frozen ground or it will suck the warmth right out of you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems crazy to be skiing in April, but the snow is there, so why not? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The top of the snow is about a foot above the trunk. ❋ Joshenglish (2008)

But it's called "weak", and that's just not sexy : So y'can't even talk about it without starting with "No, really, I don't think unnamed eskimos have a bajillion-gajillion words that all mean the exact same thing as the English word snow, and no, really, I don't think English-speaking people who happen to ski do, either, but I do suspect both groups distinguish between powder and slush." ❋ Shweta_narayan (2009)

NC said ... small kairi (raw mango) and the snow is the salt ❋ Anjali (2007)

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