noun

snow

snoh

noun

Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.

"The kids ran outside to play in the fresh snow."

"Six inches of snow fell overnight, closing the schools."

verb

Used with "it" to describe snow falling from the sky.

"It snowed heavily all through the night."

To trick or mislead someone with flattery or confusing talk.

"Don't let that salesman snow you into signing anything."

How to Use Snow

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishFrozen precipitation that falls as white flakes, or (informally) to con someone with smooth talk.

Common pairings

heavy snow it's snowing snow someone

Word Forms

snowed past tense, snew past tense, snown past tense, snow plural, snowed plural, snows plural, Snows plural, snows singular, snow singular, snowed singular, snowest singular, snowedst singular, snoweth singular

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Rhymes for snow

now know minnow Lucknow

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