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| snow [ snō ] |
noun (plural snows) |
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1. ice crystal flakes: water vapor in the atmosphere that has frozen into ice crystals and falls to the ground in the form of flakes
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2. snow on ground: a layer of fallen snow
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3. substance resembling snow: a substance that resembles snow in color or texture
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4. electricity white specks on television screen: random patterns of small white specks on a television or radar screen caused by electrical interference
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5. whipped dessert: a dessert made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and fruit
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6. meteorology fall of snow: an amount of snow that falls at one time
  had a heavy snow last night
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7. drugs narcotic drug: cocaine or heroin in the form of a white powder
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slang
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verb (past and past participle snowed, present participle snow·ing, 3rd person present singular snows) |
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1. intransitive verb to fall as snow: to fall from the sky as snow
It's snowing!
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2. transitive verb cover something with snow: to cover, close in, or block something with a fall of snow
We were snowed in for two days.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb fall like snow: to fall or scatter like snow, or make something fall in this way
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4. transitive verb persuade somebody with glib talk: to overwhelm or deceive somebody especially with flattery or charm
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slang
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She snowed us into buying worthless stock.
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| [ Old English snāw< Indo-European] |
