snow

noun
UK: /snəʊ/
US: /snoʊ/

  1. Frozen water that falls from the sky as soft, white flakes.

    1. The snow is white. [ ] [ ]
    2. The heavy snow made driving conditions dangerous, causing several accidents. [ ] [ ]

  2. A fall of snow.

    1. We had a snow last night. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the heavy snow, the city was transformed into a winter wonderland. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

flurry snowfall precipitation
snow verb

  1. To fall as snow.

    1. It will snow tomorrow. [ ] [ ]
    2. Forecasters predict that it will snow heavily tonight, creating hazardous conditions. [ ] [ ]

  2. To deceive or impress someone with insincere talk or exaggeration.

    1. Don't try to snow me. [ ] [ ]
    2. He tried to snow the investors with impressive statistics, but they saw through his lies. [ ] [ ]
snow transitive-verb

  1. To overwhelm someone with a large quantity of something.

    1. They snowed us with work. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company snowed its employees with paperwork after the new regulations came into effect. [ ] [ ]
snow intransitive-verb

  1. To be falling as snow.

    1. It is snowing outside. [ ] [ ]
    2. The wind is picking up, and it's snowing harder than it was earlier today. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "snow" in English means: Frozen water that falls from the sky as soft, white flakes., A fall of snow..

The phonetic transcription of "snow" is /snəʊ/ in British English and /snoʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "snow": flurry, snowfall, precipitation.

Example usage of "snow": "The snow is white.". More examples on the page.