snow
IPA: snˈoʊ
noun
- (uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
- (uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.
- (countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.
- (uncountable) A shade of the color white.
- (uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- Marine snow
- (informal, in the plural) Snow tires.
- (nautical, historical) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, trysail-mast stepped immediately abaft the main mast.
- A surname.
verb
- (impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.
- (colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.
- (poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards.
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Examples of "snow" in Sentences
- The area gets snow in the winter.
- It snows irregularly in the winter.
- Note the thawing winter snow cover.
- Snow and ice could snarl morning commute.
- Snow and sleet is common during the winter.
- In the winter,it forages in the snow looking for grass.
- The glacial zone is the area of permanent snow and ice.
- Winter sports are limited by inconstant snow conditions.
- The weather was cold and later changed to sleet and snow.
- The winter is severe and the roads are inaccessible because of the snow.
- But everyone knows that mountain snow is one of the LARGEST reserves of water on earth.
- Many people still use the term snow tire - but in reality tire companies no longer offer such a product.
- As he arrives, a blizzard isolates the city and almost buries it in snow — for which the Turkish word is kar.
- Bailey said the term snow flurries means snow is expected but there will be little or no accumulation on the ground.
- The problem with having to bring in snow is unfortunate but the choice of venue for snowboarding and freestyle was very questionable.
- 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*.
- 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*.
- 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.