snow

[[t]snoʊ[/t]]

n.

1) mer

a) precipitation in the form of hexagonal crystals of ice, usu. grouped together as snowflakes, formed directly from water vapor freezing in air

b) these flakes as forming a layer on the ground

c) the fall of these flakes or a storm during which they fall

2) something resembling a layer of these flakes in whiteness, softness, or the like

3) Literary.

a) white blossoms

b) the white color of snow

4) pha sts Slang. cocaine or heroin

5) rtv white spots or bands on a television screen caused by a weak signal

6) (of snow) to fall:

It snowed heavily last night[/ex]

7) to descend like snow

8) to let fall as or like snow

9) to cover, obstruct, confine, etc., with or as if with snow:

The town was snowed in by the storm[/ex]

10) Slang.

to persuade or deceive by insincere talk or flattery

11) phv cvb snow under

a) to cover with or bury in snow

b) to overwhelm

c) to defeat overwhelmingly

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Etymology: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE snāw, c. OFris snē, OOHG snēo, ON snǣr, Go snaiws, L nix, Gk níps, OCS sněgŭ