snow

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[edit] English

Snow-covered road.

[edit] Etymology

Old English snāw, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snoygʷʰos. Cognates include Danish sne, Dutch sneeuw, German Schnee, Norwegian snø and Russian снег (sneg).

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[edit] Noun

Singular
snow

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural snows

snow (countable and uncountable; plural snows)

  1. (uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
    • 1928, A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner,
      The wind had dropped, and the snow, tired of rushing around in circles trying to catch itself up, now fluttered gently down until it found a place on which to rest.
  2. (uncountable) A shade of the color white.
    snow colour:    
  3. (uncountable) Electrical noise visible on a television screen.
  4. (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
  5. (countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.
    We have had several heavy snows this year.

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terms derived from snow

[edit] Translations

precipitation
colour
TV noise
cocaine
collective precipitation
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to snow

Third person singular
snows

Simple past
snowed

Past participle
snowed or snown

Present participle
snowing

to snow (third-person singular simple present snows, present participle snowing, simple past snowed, past participle snowed or snown)

  1. (impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.
    It is snowing.
    It started to snow.
  2. (colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.
  3. (poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards

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[edit] Translations

have snow fall from the sky
hoodwink by presenting confusing information

[edit] References

  • Brunson, Doyle (1978). Super/System: A course in power poker. B&G Publishing Company.

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