snow

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snow is part of the Basic English 850.
This word was selected as the Word of the Day for 17-05-2006.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Related words 3 Verb 3.1 Related words

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /snəʊ/, SAMPA: /sn@U/
• (US) enPR: snō, IPA: /snoʊ/, SAMPA: /sn@U/
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[change] Noun

Singular snow

Plural snows

1. (uncountable) Precipitation (falling water) that is white and frozen.

   I love the snow.

2. (countable) Period of snowfall.

   The snows of winter will soon come.

[change] Related words

• snowboard
• snowdrift
• snowfall
• snowflake
• snowman
• snowshoe

[change] Verb

Plain form snow

Third-person singular snows

Past tense snowed

Past participle snowed

Present participle snowing

1. To fall as frozen water.

   It snowed last night and everything is white now.

[change] Related words

• snowed in