snow globe

noun

: a sphere usually made of glass containing a miniature scene and flakes suspended in a clear liquid that give the appearance of snow falling onto the scene when the sphere is shaken

At the gift shop around the corner, you can buy giant panda oven mitts, hand towels, snow globes, decorative plates and change purses, among many other items.

—David Rowell

Examples of snow globe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Going inside the snow globe were Corey Jeffers of Wadsworth with son Cason, 2, and daughter Kenedee, 3. —Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025

See six-foot snowmen, candy canes, a sleigh, gingerbread houses, snow globe display, Christmas trees, and thousands of ornaments. —Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

Also, at some point, the state owned a Snoop Dog snow globe. —Karri Peifer, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025

This year, the entrance to the club features a gigantic snow globe designed by Tatiana Kharchylava, creative director of The Birley Clubs. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snow globe

• bathrobe
• earlobe
• microbe
• niobe
• wardrobe
• jobe
• lobe
• probe
• robe
• strobe
• microprobe