snow

/snoʊ/

/snəʊ/

Other forms: snows; snowed; snowing

The fluffy white precipitation that falls from the sky in the winter is snow. Many winter sports, like skiing and sledding, require snow.

Scientifically, snow is water vapor that freezes and forms ice crystals. You probably think of snow as the cold white stuff that can be formed into balls and thrown. Snow is a verb, too: "I love to watch it snow." Informally, to snow is also to hide your motives in order to trick someone: "She planned to snow her sister into thinking the cookies were all gone."

Definitions of snow

1. noun

   water falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
   synonyms: snowfall

   types:

   flurry, snow flurry

   a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)

   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

   type of:

   downfall, precipitation

   the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
2. noun

   a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
   types:

   corn snow

   granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing

   crud

   heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing

   type of:

   layer

   a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
3. noun

   street names for cocaine
   type of:

   cocain, cocaine

   a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
4. verb

   fall as snow
   “It was snowing all night”

   type of:

   come down, fall, precipitate

   fall from clouds
5. verb

   conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
   synonyms: bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes

   type of:

   betray, deceive, lead astray

   cause someone to believe an untruth