Other Definitions
snow (enc)
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Snow| Noun | 1. | snow - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystalsdownfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) snow flurry, flurry - a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" whiteout - an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds | | | 2. | snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the groundsnowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully) layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another corn snow - granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing crud - heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing | | | 3. | Snow - English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | | | 4. | snow - street names for cocainecocain, cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive | | | Verb | 1. | snow - fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" | | | 2. | snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | |
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