snow1 nounsnow2 verb
snowsnow1 /snəʊ $ snoʊ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINsnow1
Origin:
Old English snawEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Over six inches of snow fell last night.
- She disappeared without trace in a heavy snow storm.
- Some snow is expected to fall in the Rockies tonight.
- The recent storm was one of the heaviest snows this winter.
- The tops of the mountains were still covered in snow.
- The trees were covered with snow.
- There was a single line of footprints in the virgin snow.
- Tony and I trudged home through the deep snow.
- When climbing in snow and ice, it is essential to use the correct gear.
- Businesses were suffering from the snow even in the deep South.
- For the most part, however, Boston in a heavy snow was skiers' Eden.
- I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe.
- Perhaps Gwen Evans was as pure as the driven snow.
- That snow piled up outside windows in Washington and elsewhere in the Northeast may slow business even more.
- There will be some gains, including faster growing forests, less snow and lower heating bills.
- We were crossing a high, thin cordillera of mountains, their tops already covered with snow.
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky: · The ground was covered with deep snow.· Snow began to fall.
noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky: · The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet: · I made my way through the dirty slush.
noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind: · We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold: · Frost can kill delicate plants.
noun [uncountable, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice: · Hail bounced on the tiled roof.· He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
a Christmas when there is snow: · Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?
Longman Language Activatorsnow and ice soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather: · The tops of the mountains were still covered in snow.· Tony and I trudged home through the deep snow.· When climbing in snow and ice, it is essential to use the correct gear.snow falls: · Some snow is expected to fall in the Rockies tonight.snow storm: · She disappeared without trace in a heavy snow storm.virgin snow (=snow on the ground that looks clean and white because no-one has stepped on it, driven on it etc): · There was a single line of footprints in the virgin snow.
if it snows , soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky when the weather is cold: it snows: · It snowed continually for three weeks.
spoken use this to say that it is snowing now: · It was snowing when he left the house.
frozen raindrops that fall as small balls of ice: · There were frequent showers of rain and hail.· Even in England, half-inch diameter hail stones are not unusual.
a mixture of snow and rain: · We couldn't see anything because of the sleet and snow.
ice that looks white and powdery and covers things when the temperature is very cold: · The grass and trees were white with frost.· Frost covered all the windows.
covered in ice and very slippery: · Be careful - the roads are icy this morning.· Despite the icy ground, he was urging his horse on faster and faster.
WORD SETSacid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
The hills were covered with a blanket of snow. I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain. flooding caused by forest clearance It’s been raining heavily all day. snow-laden branches
· Outside in the dark, snow was falling silently.
(=stays on the ground)· The snow was beginning to settle.
(=is blown into deep piles)· The snow had drifted up against the hedge.
· The ground was covered with snow.
(=turns to water)· The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.
adjectives· The snow was quite deep in places.
(=when a lot of snow falls)· France has been expecting heavy snow all week.
· I had watched the tracks I’d made disappear under fresh snow.
· The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it.
· He cleared the wet snow from the car windscreen.
(=when only a small amount falls)· A light snow had begun to fall.
(=falling fast)· We walked home through driving snow.
(=blowing around as it falls)· It was difficult to see in the swirling snow.
phrases· More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.
· Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket of snow.
(=individual pieces of snow)· A few flakes of snow started to fall.
(=when a small amount of snow blows around in the wind)· The day was cold, with a few flurries of snow.
(=an occasion when it snows)· We had our first fall of snow in mid-November.
(=snow blown into a pile by the wind)· Sheep became buried in six-foot drifts of snow.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Some ski resorts use huge amounts of artificial snow.
The hills were covered with a blanket of snow. I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain. flooding caused by forest clearance It’s been raining heavily all day. snow-laden branches (=with snow on the top)· beautiful views of snow-capped mountains
· The snow-capped peaks of the Sorondo mountain range provide a dramatic backdrop.
· They got caught in a terrible snow storm.
(=completely white) snow white hair
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE snow white hair· They spent their long winters under a deep blanket of snow, singing and creating ghost stories.· The sick horse, on the inside, floundered among the rocks and deep snow.· Temperatures have been near-10 to-200F for months now every night, and the deep snow has obliterated even the banks.· Because many skiers rely on skidding, they come unstuck in deep snow.· The blind is now covered with deep snow, making it a fir-lined igloo!· Such knowing like reaching through deep snow to the land beneath.· Call it big dough for deep snow.
· Perhaps Gwen Evans was as pure as the driven snow.· He comes across as whiter than the driven snow.
· That afternoon, looking down from my bedroom window, I had watched the tracks I'd made disappear under fresh snow.· A fresh blanket of snow makes it difficult to see exactly how wide a swath the Merced and its feeder creeks cut.· Clouds and fresh snow have high values in all bands.· This fresh Michigan snow makes a distinct noise of protest when you walk on it.· He is himself fresh snow, and the baby shoots poking through.· The lake is flat, its hard crust free of fresh snow.· He wore a plain white shirt as fresh as new snow tiny gold cufflinks and a polka-dot tie.· Have you ever watched a big heavy cockerel walk on thick, fresh snow?
· However, there had been very heavy snow and the farm was snowed in.· Shrubs and trees deserve a look after a heavy snow.· It was believed that the accident happened as an indirect result of heavy rain and snow storms in the city.· For the most part, however, Boston in a heavy snow was skiers' Eden.· For the first time in seven years, heavy winter snow has filled California's rivers.· I walked laboriously, sinking deeply into the heavy crusted snow with every step.· Low, clear and cold and sport patchy. Heavy falls of snow will result in more cold water.· He scooped up the heavy wet snow, digging hard, his mind ticking through the mechanics of a last nifty illusion.
· The bushes wore thick caps of snow.· Elsewhere there was thick snow on the A68 and slushy snow on the A1 near Alnwick.· It was a heavy snowfall and by morning even the most prominent landmark was disguised beneath a thick covering of snow.· It most certainly lightened my step and made my fingers more nimble as we marched through the thick snow.· The streets and roofs of the houses were covered with a thick mantle of snow.· Have you ever watched a big heavy cockerel walk on thick, fresh snow?· Frank Galvone walked in, clad in a snow-covered sheepskin which trailed his ankles, the fur thick with snow.
· Porcelain shepherdess and fleeces white as snow.· Tiny fields, green and white where the snow was melting again, led down to the outskirts of the town.· The children had named it Winter because it was as white as snow.· Above me, a strange moon, white as snow, waned behind purple clouds.· The chaplain went white as snow and fainted straight out of the pulpit.· She had shiny black hair, skin as white as snow, and cheeks as red as the setting sun.
NOUN· The bad winter weather with no guaranteed snow cover could prove to be this expansion's downfall.
· A snow drift of paper is going to hit it.· His presidential hopes thus suffered a fatal blow in the snow drifts of New Hampshire.· Mountain goats have to contend with narrow ice-covered ledges, deep snow drifts and avalanches.
· On the screen snow falls, a boy walks down steps, a younger, dreadlocked Bamgboye takes a bath.
· A sudden snow flurry gives Nathan his first-ever view - if that is not a contradiction in terms - of a white-out.· He stepped out, and the cold from a recent snow flurry smacked him hard in the face.
· The worst snow storm was in January 1940, when ten trams and a bus failed to make the depot.· The snow storm is expected to drop up to 30 inches of snow in some parts of the U. S. Northeast.· It was believed that the accident happened as an indirect result of heavy rain and snow storms in the city.· Northeasters and snow storms hurt most retailers, but the weather actually helped Sears.· The Homeowners' account was adversely affected by weather claims, including the East Coast snow storms.· Moira Anderson vanished without trace in a snow storm while running an errand for her grandmother on 23 February 1957.
· When winter snow and ice cover the breeding grounds the birds head south to Britain.· Meanwhile, the blanket of winter snow was disappearing about a week earlier in 1991 than it was in the early 1980s.· For the first time in seven years, heavy winter snow has filled California's rivers.· Three part version is available with a summer or winter snow basket as an optional extra.· There are some small craft under wraps, lined up abandoned to the winter snow which has almost buried them.
VERB· The concrete paths had been cleared of snow and ice.· Be certain to clear snow from around your lights, front and rear.· After clearing away the snow, I managed to enter the hut.· His engine was running and his windscreen wipers whipped back and forth to keep the glass clear of snow.· And remember that it is illegal to drive with an obscured license plate. Clear it of snow.· He cleared the wet snow from a bench with his forearm.· As a camera crew shot the outside of the Ramsey home, neighbor Barnhill was busy clearing new-fallen snow from his sidewalk.
· It swirled and howled, driving the sleet and snow towards him alone.· They carried parasols and held them against the driving snow as they minced along in three-inch clogs.· The biting wind drove the snow before it, so that the whole dale seemed to be lost in a grey mist.· Instead of slowing down and driving through the snow and ice like sensible individuals, they drive like idiots.· Outside I could hear the wind driving the snow against the window.· Both teams will have driven through drifting snow to play the game.· At the end of each film there is a short piece on driving on snow using a 4x4 Jeep.· In the face of the hard, driving snow, the stage slowed.
· Next day, they stopped and made snow houses.· He stopped and the snow began to drift over the toes of his boots.· Six of them did a routine on top of a tank, and did not stop even when the snow began to fall.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc► snow-capped, white-capped etc► snow-clad/ivy-clad etc► a mantle of snow/darkness etc► be as pure as the driven snow► the snow line
1[uncountable] soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground: - The mountain streams had been swollen by melting snows.
- He feels like a fool in his virtual reality goggles as he trudges through the driving rain to the parked aircraft.
- In the face of the hard, driving snow, the stage slowed.
- Inside, peace reigns, even in driving rain.
- The air was full of driving rain as Jack climbed the hill.
- The darkness was so complete that no one could have seen her through the driving rain and almost instantly the house disappeared.
- The somber job was made more difficult by driving snow and subfreezing temperatures.
- There was continuous driving rain, and a cold that numbed me.
- They carried parasols and held them against the driving snow as they minced along in three-inch clogs.
- Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.
- Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields.
- Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields.
- This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.
- After an initial few hundred feet across virgin land the railway will join the old trackbed of the long-disused Newbury Railway.
- Another road runs south, through the oilfields, and is constantly being extended into virgin forest.
- Cloud shadows scudded across immeasurable stands of virgin forests.
- In low range, it walks with authority across a field covered by a couple of feet of packed virgin snow.
- In response to the beard-shaving incident the Dwarfs chopped down entire virgin forests to spite the Elves.
- Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established.
- The trees here were all larger and growing much more vigorously than in the virgin forest above.
- Within an hour, Bucharest is buried under a blanket of virgin snow.
Snow was falling heavily as we entered the village. I could see footprints in the snow. The town was buried under three feet of snow.2[countable] a period of time in which snow falls: one of the heaviest snows this winter3snows [plural] a large amount of snow that has fallen at different times during the winter: the melting of the winter snows4[uncountable] small white spots on a television picture, caused by bad weather conditions, weak television signals etc5[uncountable] informal cocaineCOLLOCATIONSverbssnow falls· Outside in the dark, snow was falling silently.snow settles (=stays on the ground)· The snow was beginning to settle.snow drifts (=is blown into deep piles)· The snow had drifted up against the hedge.snow covers/blankets something· The ground was covered with snow.snow melts (=turns to water)· The snow has melted and the ground is bare once more.adjectivesdeep· The snow was quite deep in places.heavy (=when a lot of snow falls)· France has been expecting heavy snow all week.fresh· I had watched the tracks I’d made disappear under fresh snow.powdery· The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it.wet snow· He cleared the wet snow from the car windscreen.light snow (=when only a small amount falls)· A light snow had begun to fall.driving snow (=falling fast)· We walked home through driving snow.swirling snow (=blowing around as it falls)· It was difficult to see in the swirling snow.phrasesseveral inches/feet of snow· More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.a blanket/carpet of snow· Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket of snow.flakes of snow (=individual pieces of snow)· A few flakes of snow started to fall.a flurry of snow/a snow flurry (=when a small amount of snow blows around in the wind)· The day was cold, with a few flurries of snow.a fall of snow (=an occasion when it snows)· We had our first fall of snow in mid-November.a drift of snow (=snow blown into a pile by the wind)· Sheep became buried in six-foot drifts of snow.THESAURUSsnow noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky: · The ground was covered with deep snow.· Snow began to fall.snowflakes noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky: · The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The snow turned to sleet and then rain.slush noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet: · I made my way through the dirty slush.blizzard noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind: · We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.frost noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold: · Frost can kill delicate plants.hail/hailstones noun [uncountable, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice: · Hail bounced on the tiled roof.· He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow: · Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?snow1 nounsnow2 verb
snowsnow2 ●●● S2 verb VERB TABLE
snow
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | it | snows |
| Past | it | snowed |
| Present perfect | it | has snowed |
| Past perfect | it | had snowed |
| Future | it | will snow |
| Future perfect | it | will have snowed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | it | is snowing |
| Past | it | was snowing |
| Present perfect | it | has been snowing |
| Past perfect | it | had been snowing |
| Future | it | will be snowing |
| Future perfect | it | will have been snowing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It snowed continually for three weeks.
- McDonald is manipulating his supporters, snowing them with his good looks.
- Because I would never snow you.
- I found myself snowed under from the start.
- In the last week it had positively snowed letters and business.
- It snowed again in the night, on an icy wind.
- It never snows there, and you can swim in the ocean all year round.
Longman Language Activatorsnow and ice
soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather: · The tops of the mountains were still covered in snow.· Tony and I trudged home through the deep snow.· When climbing in snow and ice, it is essential to use the correct gear.snow falls: · Some snow is expected to fall in the Rockies tonight.snow storm: · She disappeared without trace in a heavy snow storm.virgin snow (=snow on the ground that looks clean and white because no-one has stepped on it, driven on it etc): · There was a single line of footprints in the virgin snow.
if it snows , soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky when the weather is cold: it snows: · It snowed continually for three weeks.
spoken use this to say that it is snowing now: · It was snowing when he left the house.
frozen raindrops that fall as small balls of ice: · There were frequent showers of rain and hail.· Even in England, half-inch diameter hail stones are not unusual.
a mixture of snow and rain: · We couldn't see anything because of the sleet and snow.
ice that looks white and powdery and covers things when the temperature is very cold: · The grass and trees were white with frost.· Frost covered all the windows.
covered in ice and very slippery: · Be careful - the roads are icy this morning.· Despite the icy ground, he was urging his horse on faster and faster.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It started snowing around five.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The hills were covered with a blanket of snow. I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain. flooding caused by forest clearance It’s been raining heavily all day. snow-laden branches
It started snowing around five.· Some ski resorts use huge amounts of artificial snow.
The hills were covered with a blanket of snow. I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain. flooding caused by forest clearance It’s been raining heavily all day. snow-laden branches (=with snow on the top)· beautiful views of snow-capped mountains
· The snow-capped peaks of the Sorondo mountain range provide a dramatic backdrop.
· They got caught in a terrible snow storm.
(=completely white) snow white hair
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB snow white hair· It snowed again in the night, on an icy wind.· It had snowed again during the night.· It was snowing again, or sleeting, when Kalchu's uncle died in February.
· Sometimes, when it snowed heavily, the filmmakers were terrified lest she would not get back from London in time.
· I found myself snowed under from the start.· He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications.
VERB· Darkness fell early, and it started to snow.· He said it started snowing in the area around noon.· It had started to snow, huge flakes swirling in the cold evening.· It's just started to snow here and the snow is filled with ice cold rain its horrible!· It had started to snow, the first I'd seen since leaving Toronto.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc► snow-capped, white-capped etc► snow-clad/ivy-clad etc► a mantle of snow/darkness etc► be as pure as the driven snow► the snow line
1it snows if it snows, snow falls from the sky: - I will do it even when it snows and when it rains.
- When it snows in Boston, residents litter the streets with old furniture, barrels and a rusty washing machine or two.
- We were snowed in for three days last winter.
- However, there had been very heavy snow and the farm was snowed in.
- What they did when they were snowed in?
- Don't expect any help from them -- they're snowed under at the moment.
- Since the hurricane, builders and roofers have been snowed under with work.
- He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications.
- He feels like a fool in his virtual reality goggles as he trudges through the driving rain to the parked aircraft.
- In the face of the hard, driving snow, the stage slowed.
- Inside, peace reigns, even in driving rain.
- The air was full of driving rain as Jack climbed the hill.
- The darkness was so complete that no one could have seen her through the driving rain and almost instantly the house disappeared.
- The somber job was made more difficult by driving snow and subfreezing temperatures.
- There was continuous driving rain, and a cold that numbed me.
- They carried parasols and held them against the driving snow as they minced along in three-inch clogs.
- Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.
- Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields.
- Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields.
- This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.
- After an initial few hundred feet across virgin land the railway will join the old trackbed of the long-disused Newbury Railway.
- Another road runs south, through the oilfields, and is constantly being extended into virgin forest.
- Cloud shadows scudded across immeasurable stands of virgin forests.
- In low range, it walks with authority across a field covered by a couple of feet of packed virgin snow.
- In response to the beard-shaving incident the Dwarfs chopped down entire virgin forests to spite the Elves.
- Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established.
- The trees here were all larger and growing much more vigorously than in the virgin forest above.
- Within an hour, Bucharest is buried under a blanket of virgin snow.
It snowed all night. It started snowing around five.2be snowed in to be unable to travel from a place because so much snow has fallen there: We were snowed in for three days last winter.3be snowed under a) informal to have more work than you can deal withsnow with I found myself snowed under with work. b)if an area is snowed under, a lot of snow has fallen there so that people are not able to travel4[transitive] American English informal to persuade someone to believe or support something, especially by lying to themsnow somebody into doing something Millions of readers were snowed into believing it was a true story.- Lord Privy Seal
- Lord Protector
- Lords
- Lord's
- Lord's Day
- Lord's Day Observance Society
- lordship
- Lord's Prayer
- Lords Spiritual
- Lord's Supper
- Lords Temporal
- lore
- Loren, Sophia
- Lorna Doone
- lorry
- Los Alamos
- Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra
- Los Angeles Times, The
- lose
- loser
- Losey, Joseph
- loss
- loss adjuster