Snow (sn ), C(harles) P(ercy). Baron Snow of Leicester. 1905-1980. British writer and scientist who is known especially for his 11-volume series Strangers and Brothers (1940-1970). |
| snow (sn) n. 1. Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes. 2. A falling of snow; a snowstorm. 3. Something resembling snow, as: a. The white specks on a television screen resulting from weak reception. b. Slang Cocaine. c. Slang Heroin. v. snowed, snow·ing, snows v.intr. To fall as or in snow. v.tr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To cover, shut off, or close off with snow: We were snowed in. 2. Slang To overwhelm with insincere talk, especially with flattery. snow under 1. To overwhelm: I was snowed under with work. 2. To defeat by a very large margin. [Middle English, from Old English sn  w; see sneigwh- in Indo-European roots.] |
snow
Noun
1. frozen vapour falling from the sky in flakes
2. a layer of snow on the ground
3. a falling of snow
4. Slang cocaine
Verb
1. (with it as subject) to be the case that snow is falling: it's snowing today
2. to fall as or like snow
3. be snowed in or be snowed up or be snowed over to be covered by or confined with a heavy fall of snow
4. be snowed under to be overwhelmed, esp. with paperwork [Old English snāw]
snowy adj
| snow (sn) Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of ice crystals that have complex branched hexagonal patterns. Snow usually falls from stratus and stratocumulus clouds, but it can also fall from cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds. |
Snow
a mania for snow.
an abnormal fear or dislike of snow.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 ground snowball - 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) | |
| 4. | snow - street names for cocaine | |
| 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" |
Translations
snow
n snow [snəu]
frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight. sneeu ثَلْج сняг sníh sne; sne- der Schnee χιόνι nieve lumi برف lumi neige שֶלֶג बर्फ, हिम snijeg hó salju snjór neve 雪 눈 sniegas sniegs salji sneeuw snø(fall) śnieg neve zăpadă снег sneh sneg sneg snö หิมะ kar 雪 сніг آسمان سے گالوں کی شکل میں گرنے والی برف tuyết 雪
v
to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow It's snowing heavily. sneeu تُثْلِج، يَتَساقَط الثَّلْج вали сняг sněžit sne schneien χιονίζει nevar lund sadama برف باريدن sataa lunta neiger לָרֶדֶת שֶׁלֶג बर्फ पड़ना sniježiti, padati kao snijeg havazik turun salju snjóa nevicare 雪が降る 눈이 내리다 snigti snigt salji turun sneeuwen snø padać nevar a ninge идти, падать snežiť snežiti padati - za sneg snöa (หิมะ) ตก kar yağmak 下雪 вживається в безособових зворотах: іде сніг برف کے گالوں کی طرح گرنا tuyết rơi 下雪
adj snowy
1 full of, or producing a lot of, snow The weather has been very snowy recently. sneeuerig مُثْلِج снеговит sněžný med meget sne schneeig που χιονίζει, που είναι γεμάτος χιόνι nevoso lumine پربرف luminen neigeux מוּשלָג बरफानी, बरफीला snježan, pun snijega havas bersalju snjó- nevoso 雪の 눈이 많은, 눈이 많이 내리는 gausus sniego sniegains; sniegots; sniegpilns bersalji sneeuwachtig snøtung śnieżny, śniegowy nevoso cu zăpadă снежный snežný, zasnežený snežen snežan snöig ปกคลุมไปด้วยหิมะ kar yağışlı, karlı 多雪的 сніжний, сніговий برفیلا đầy tuyết 多雪的
2 white like snow the old man's snowy (white) hair. sneeuagtig أبْيَض كالثَّلْج снежен sněhobílý snehvid schneeweiß χιονάτος, κάτασπρος blanco como la nieve lumivalge سفيد برفي lumivalkea (blanc) comme neige כְּשֶלֶג श्वेत bijel poput snijega hófehér seperti salju sem minnir á snjó; snjóhvítur bianco/candido (come neve) 雪のような 눈처럼 흰 kaip sniegas sniegbalts seperti salji sneeuwwit snøhvit śnieżnobiały branco de neve nins белоснежный snehobiely snežno bel snežan snövit ขาวเหมือนหิมะ kar beyazı 雪白的 білосніжний برف کی طرح سفید tóc trắng như tuyết 雪白的
n snowball
a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game. sneeubal كُرة ثَلْج снежна топка sněhová koule snebold der Schneeball χιονόμπαλα bola de nieve lumepall گلوله برفي lumipallo boule de neige כַּדוּר שֶלֶג बर्फ का गोला, या गेंद snježna gruda hógolyó bola salju snjóbolti palla di neve 雪玉 눈덩이, 눈뭉치 sniego gniūžtė sniega pika bola salji sneeuwbal snøball kula śnieżna bola de neve bulgăre de zăpadă снежок snehová guľa snežena kepa grudva snöboll ก้อนหิมะที่ปั้นไว้ขว้างเล่น kartopu 雪球 сніжка برف کا گولا nắm tuyết 雪球
n snowboard
a board on which a person can stand and glide over snow for sport. sneeuplank لَوح التَّزِلُّج على الثَّلْج сноуборд snowboard snebræt das Snowboard χιονοσανίδα snowboard lumelaud تخته برف surf des neiges מִגלֶשֶת שֶלֶג स्नोबोर्ड daska za snowboard (daskanje na snijegu) snowboard, hódeszka papan luncur es snowboard, monoscì スノーボード snieglentė snovbords, sniegadēlis papan luncur ais snowboard snøbrett snowboard сноуборд snowboard deska za bordanje daska za skijanje snowboard กระดานที่ใช้เล่นบนหิมะ karbordu 滑雪板 сноуборд برف رانی کے لیے چوڑی اسکی یا تختہ یا پھسلنا تختہ ván trượt tuyết 滑雪板
adj snow-capped
(of mountains etc) having tops which are covered with snow snow-capped peaks. met sneeu op مُغَطّى بالثَّلْج заснежен s čepicí sněhu snedækket schneebedeckt χιονοσκέπαστος cubierto de nieve, nevado lumise tipuga پوشيده از برف lumihuippuinen couronné de neige מְכוּסֶה שֶׁלֶג हिमावृत्त pokriven snijegom hóborította tertutup salju snævi þakinn innevato 雪をいただいた 꼭대기에 눈이 덮인 apsnigtas, snieguotas sniegots; sniegiem klāts diliputi salji met sneeuw bedekt snøkledd pokryty śniegiem coroado de neve înzăpezit покрытый снегом s čiapočkou snehu pokrit s snegom sa snežnim vrhovima snöklädd ยอดเขาที่ปกคลุมด้วยหิมะ kar kaplı 雪（山的）頂 вкритий снігом; засніжений برف سے ڈھکا đỉnh núi bị phủ tuyết 雪（山的）顶
n snowdrift
a bank of snow blown together by the wind There were deep snowdrifts at the side of the road. sneeubank رُكام ثَلْجي снежна преспа závěj snedrive die Schneewehe χιονοστιβάδα ventisca, ventisquero lumehang برف باد آورده nietos banc de neige עֲרֵימַת שֶׁלֶג हिम संचय snježni zapuh, zamet hótorlasz tanggul salju skafl cumulo di neve 雪の吹きだまり 바람에 날려 쌓인 눈더미 pusnis sniega sanesumi; kupena hanyutan salji sneeuwbank snøfonn, skavl zaspa śnieżna monte de neve troian de zăpadă сугроб; занос závej snežni zamet smet snödriva กองหิมะ kar yığıntısı （被風吹成的）雪堆 сніговий замет برف کا تودہ đống tuyết （被风吹成的）雪堆
n snowfall
1 a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground There was a heavy snowfall last night. sneeuval سُقوط الثَّلْج снеговалеж sněžení snefald der Schneefall χιονόπτωση nevada lumesadu بارش برف lumentulo chute de neige יְרִידַת שֶׁלֶג हिमपात padanje snijega, snježne oborine hóesés hujan salju snjókoma nevicata 降雪 강설 snigimas sniegputenis hujan salji sneeuwval snøfall, –vær opad śnieżny nevão ninsoare снегопад sneženie sneženje snežna padavina snöfall ช่วงหิมะตก kar yağışı 下雪 снігопад برف باری sự rơi nhiều tuyết 下雪
2 the amount of snow that falls in a certain place The snowfall last year was much higher than average. sneeuval كَمْيَّة الثَّلْج المُتَساقِط количество паднал сняг sněhové srážky snefald die Schneemenge χιονόπτωση cota de nieve (mahasadanud) lume hulk مقدار بارش برف در جايي sataneen lumen määrä chute de neige כַּמוּת הַשֶלֶג किसी स्थान पर गिरी बर्फ की मात्रा količina napadanog snijega hómennyiség curah salju snjókoma (quantità di neve caduta) 降雪量 강설량 iškritusio sniego kiekis sniega daudzums curah salji sneeuwval snøfall opad śniegu precipitação de neve cantitate de zăpadă количество выпавшего снега snehové zrážky snežne padavine količina napalog snega snömängd ปริมาณหิมะที่ตก kar yağış miktarı 降雪量 кількість осадів у вигляді снігу کسی جگہ ایک وقت میں گرنے والے برف کی مقدار lượng tuyết rơi 降雪量
n snowflake
one of the soft, light flakes composed of groups of crystals, in which snow falls A few large snowflakes began to fall from the sky. sneeuvlok نُدْفَة ثَلْج снежинка vločka sněhu snefnug die Schneeflocke νιφάδα χιονιού copo de nieve lumehelves برف دانه lumihiutale flocon de neige פְּתִית שֶׁלֶג हिमलव pahulja, pahuljica hópehely serpihan salju snjókorn/-flygsa fiocco di neve 雪片 눈송이 snaigė sniegpārsla kepingan salji sneeuwvlok snøfnugg płatek śniegu floco de neve fulg de zăpadă снежинка snehová vločka snežinka snežna pahuljica snöflinga เกล็ดหิมะ kar tanesi 雪花 сніжинка برف کا گالہ bông tuyết 雪花
n snowstorm
a heavy fall of snow especially accompanied by a strong wind. sneeustorm عاصِفَة ثَلْجِيَّه снежна буря sněhová vichřice snestorm der Schneesturm χιονοθύελλα tormenta de nieve lumetorm كولاك برف lumimyrsky tempête de neige סוּפַת שֶׁלֶג बर्फानी, तूफानी snježna mećava, vijavica hóvihar badai salju stórhríð tempesta di neve ふぶき 눈보라 pūga sniegputenis; sniega vētra ribut salji sneeuwstrom snøstorm śnieżyca tempestade de neve furtună de zăpadă метель, вьюга snehová víchrica snežni vihar snežna oluja snöstorm พายุหิมะ kar fırtınası 暴風雪 завірюха, хуртовина برف کا طوفان bão tuyết 暴风雪
adj snow-ˈwhite
white like snow. sneeuwit أبْيَض كالثَّلْج снежно бял sněhobílý snehvid schneeweiß χιονάτος blanco como la nieve lumivalge مانند برف سفيد lumivalkea blanc comme neige לָבָן כְּשֶלֶג हिमश्वेत bijel kao snijeg hófehér seputih salju snjó-/mjallhvítur (bianco come la neve) 雪のように白い 눈같이 흰, 순백의 baltas kaip sniegas, sniego baltumo sniegbalts seputih salju sneeuwwit snøhvit śnieżnobiały branco de neve alb ca zăpada белоснежный snehobiely snežnobel belo poput snega snövit ขาวเหมือนหิมะ kar beyazı 雪白的 білосніжний سفید برّاق رنگ trắng như tuyết 雪白的
snowed under
overwhelmed eg with a great deal of work Last week I was absolutely snowed under with work. toegesneeu, toe onder die werk مَغْمور بالعَمَل затрупан съм с работа zaplavený begravet überhäuft, erdrückt sein πνιγμένος στη δουλειά desbordado, sobrecargado mattunud از پا افتادن hukkua débordé (de) עַמוּס ב- बहुत सा काम ले लेना biti zatrpan čime preko glave ki sem látszik (a munkából) tertimbun pekerjaan kaffærður sovraccarico, sommerso 圧倒される (일 더미에) 파묻힌, 압도된 užverstas apkrauts (ar darbiem) bertimbun kerja overstelpt som holder på å drukne (i arbeid) zawalony sobrecarregar absorbit (de) заваленный работой zavalený biti zasut z zasut nära att drunkna i, översvämmad av มีงานมาก işe boğulmuş （被大量工作等）累倒，壓倒 завалений роботою منہمک ہونا، غرق ہونا công việc ngập đầu （被大量工作等）累倒，压倒
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