snow

snow · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Frozen water vapor falling as white flakes.

  2. 2.

    A mass of fallen snow.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To fall as snow; to overwhelm with work.

Forms

plural: snows

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    snowed under — Overwhelmed with work.
  • •
    pure as the driven snow — Completely pure or innocent.

Related words

See also: frost, ice, winter
Synonyms: snowfall

Etymology

From Old English snāw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz.