snow

Definition

  • n. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
  • n. a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
  • n. English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)
  • v. fall as snow

Word forms

Present participle
snowing
Past tense
snowed
Past participle
snowed
Third person singular
snows

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The snow covered the ground, making everything look like a winter wonderland.

  2. vi.

    It started to snow in the evening, and the flakes danced in the streetlights.

  3. vt.

    The artist decided to snow the canvas with white paint to create a winter scene.