Definition of snow
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F (0°C)
b(1)
: a descent or shower of snow crystals
(2)
: a mass of fallen snow crystals
2
: something resembling snow: such as
a
: a dessert made of stiffly beaten whites of eggs, sugar, and fruit pulp
apple snow
b
: a usually white crystalline substance that condenses from a fluid phase as snow does
ammonia snow
c
slang
d
: small transient light or dark spots on a television screen
snow
verb
snowed; snowing; snows
Definition of snow (Entry 2 of 3)
: to fall in or as snow
1
: to cause to fall like or as snow
2a
: to cover, shut in, or imprison with or as if with snow
b
: to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly
3
: to whiten like snow
Snow
biographical nameDefinition of Snow (Entry 3 of 3)
C(harles) P(ercy) 1905–1980 Baron Snow English novelist and physicist
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