Meaning & use

snowman

noun·Everyday

A figure resembling a person, made by stacking and shaping balls of packed snow.

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The kids built a snowman in the front yard and gave it a carrot nose.

Overnight warmth melted the snowman down to a small lump by morning.

A note on using this word

A common winter activity word for children; usually built from three stacked snowballs of decreasing size.

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