snow

/snoʊ/ n [C/U] (WEATHER)

Definition

› water that falls from clouds as soft, white flakes (= thin pieces) of ice when it is cold, or an amount of these flakes: [U] Six inches of snow fell overnight. [C] We have had several snows in the past week. snowy

/ˈsnoʊ·i/ adj › It was one of the snowiest winters on record.

(Definition of snow n (WEATHER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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snort v
snot n 1
snot n 2
snotty adj
snout n
snow n WEATHER
snow someone/something in phrasal verb
snow tire n
snow v DECEIVE
snow v WEATHER
snowball n BALL OF SNOW

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