Meaning & use

snow

noun·Everyday

Soft white ice crystals that fall from the sky in cold weather and settle on the ground.

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Fresh snow blanketed the entire town overnight, delaying the morning school buses.

The children built a snowman using the wet, heavy snow from the storm.

A note on using this word

Snow as an uncountable noun refers to the substance generally, while 'a snow' or 'snows' can describe specific snowfalls, mainly in literary use.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To fall as snow from the sky.

It snowed steadily all afternoon, covering the cars in a thick white layer.

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