snow

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  1. noun Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes.
  2. noun A falling of snow; a snowstorm.
  3. noun Something resembling snow, as:
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  • Nick, 15, and his father, cardiothoracic surgeon Alexander Marmureanu, 46, of Beverly Hills, said finding Hannah in the snow was a matter of luck. —  The Vail Trail - All Sections
  • The loss of the snow might be a problem for the snowmobilers, but it will be a boon for the hunters. —  Custom Search
  • At Statum Meadow, about 8,300 feet in elevation, the snow was about 94\% of average. —  Merced Sun-Star: front
  • By the time we checked in and got our luggage checked and hit the security check point, the snow was a blow'n. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Randy Thompson with Valley Landscaping says the snow was a pleasant surprise. —  News for WSLS 10
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snow:   snows ·  snowed ·  snowing

Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English snāw; see sneigwh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Scots snaw; from Middle English snow, snou, snouh, snouʒ, snau, snaw, from Anglo-Saxon snāw = Old Saxon snēu, snēo. = Middle Dutch sneeuw, snee, Dutch sneeuw = Middle Low German snei, suē, Low German snee = Old High German snēo, Middle High German snē, German schnee = Icelandic snǣr, snjār, snjōr = Swedish snö = Danish sne = Gothic (Moesogothic) snaiws, snow; related to Old Bulgarian snigŭ = Servian snijeg = Bohemian sníh = Polish snieg = Russian sniegŭ = Lithuanian snegas = Lettish snegs = Old Irish snechta, Irish sneachd, Gaelic sneachd, snow; Latin nix (niv-, orig. *snighv-) (later Italian neve = Spanish nieve = Portuguese neve; also, through Late Latin *niveaf F. neige; W. nyf) = Greek νίφα, (accusative), snow, νιφάς a snowflake, Zend snizh, snow; all from the verb represented by Old High German snīwan, Middle High German snīen, German schneien, Latin ningere, impersonal ningit (√ snighv-), Greek νίφειν, impers, νίφει, snow, Lithuanian snigti, sningti, Zend √ snizh, snow; Gael, snidh, ooze in drops, Irish snidhe, a drop of rain; Sanskrit √ snih, be sticky or oily, = sneha, moisture, oil. Cf. Sanskrit √ nij, cleanse, Greek νίζειν, wash. The modern verb snowis from the noun.
  2. from Middle English snowen, snawen = Dutch sneeuwen = Icelandic snjōfa, snjōva, snjāva = Swedish snöa, snöga = Danish sne (cf. Italian nevicare, nevigare = Spanish Portuguese nevar = French neiger), snow; from the noun. The older verb was Middle English snewen, sniwen, from Anglo-Saxon sniwian, snow: see snow, n.
  3. from Middle Dutch snauw, snau. D. snaauw, a kind of boat; prob. from Low German snau, German dial. schnau, a snout, beak, = German dial. schnuff, a snout: see snout.
 

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