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- snow [snō]n.[ME < OE snaw, akin to Ger schnee < IE base * sneigwh-, to snow, * snoigwhos, snow > OIr snechta, Russ snieg, L nix (gen. nivis)]1. particles of water vapor which when frozen in the upper air fall to earth as soft, white, crystalline flakes2.a) a falling of snowb) snowy weather3. a mass or accumulation of fallen snow4. Old Poet. whiteness5. something like snow in whiteness, texture, etc.☆ 6. fluctuating spots appearing on a television screen as a result of a weak signal, shot effect, etc.☆ 7. Slang cocaine or heroinvi.[ME snowen < OE sniwian]to fall as or like snowvt.1. to shower or let fall as or like snow☆ 2. to cover, obstruct, etc. with or as with snow: usually with in, up, under, etc.☆ 3. Slang to deceive, mislead, or win over by glib talk, flattery, etc.——————☆ snow under1. to weigh down or overwhelm with work, etc.2. to defeat decisively
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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Snow — Snow, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r, snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn[ o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[ e]gas, Russ. snieg , Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr. acc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snow — bezeichnet: das englische Wort für Schnee Snow (Fluss), einen Fluss Snow (Codec), einen Wavelet basierenden Videocodec Snow (Musiker), einen kanadischen Rapper Snow (Album), das sechste Studioalbum von Spock s Beard Snow ist der Familienname… … Deutsch Wikipedia
SNOW (E. P.) — SNOW EDGAR PARKS (1905 1972) Durant plus d’une décennie, Edgar Snow fut sans doute le plus aventureux et le plus entreprenant des journalistes en Chine et il est indiscutablement le premier à avoir témoigné de l’importance d’une révolution en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Snow — (en inglés nieve), puede referirse a: John Snow (1813–1858), médico inglés; John W. Snow (n. 1939), 73º secretario del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos; La Isla Snow en la Antártida; El sobrenombre de Darrin O Brien (n. 1969), músico de reggae… … Wikipedia Español
snow — snow; snow·do·nian; snow·i·ly; snow·i·ness; snow·less; snow·man; snow·mo·bil·ing; snow·mo·bile; snow·mo·bil·er; snow·mo·bil·ist; … English syllables
snow´i|ly — snow|y «SNOH ee», adjective, snow|i|er, snow|i|est. 1. having snow: »a snowy day. 2. covered with snow: »a snowy roof … Useful english dictionary
snow|y — «SNOH ee», adjective, snow|i|er, snow|i|est. 1. having snow: »a snowy day. 2. covered with snow: »a snowy roof … Useful english dictionary
SNOW — 1.0 and 2.0 are two word based synchronous stream ciphers developed by Thomas Johansson and Patrik Ekdahl at Lund University. SNOW 1.0, originally simply SNOW, was submitted to the NESSIE project. The cipher has no known intellectual property or… … Wikipedia
Snow — Snow, v. t. To scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow. Donne. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snow — ► NOUN 1) atmospheric water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer. 2) (snows) falls of snow. 3) a mass of flickering white spots on a television or radar screen, caused by… … English terms dictionary
