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- pronunciation:
- sno
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes.
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| definition 2: |
a layer of such flakes.
the snow on the roof
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| definition 3: |
a storm during which such flakes fall; snowstorm.
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| definition 4: |
anything that resembles a layer of such flakes in texture or appearance.
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| definition 5: |
(slang) heroin or cocaine.
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| related words: |
blizzard, precipitate, wet |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
snows, snowing, snowed |
| definition: |
to fall as snow.
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| related words: |
deceive, precipitate |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cover, close, or obstruct with snow (usu. fol. by in, under, or over).
The blizzard snowed them in for two days. |
| definition 2: |
(slang) to deceive or persuade with insincere talk, esp. flattery.
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| related words: |
dupe, make a monkey out of, talk, trick |
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Word Builder: snow +
- snowball:
a ball made of snow.
- snowfall:
the amount of snow that falls.
- snowman:
large balls of snow made to look like a person.
- snowstorm:
a storm in which a lot of snow falls.
- snowy:
full of snow.
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