a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
"The fresh blanket of snow completely covered the garden, hiding all traces of last week's gardening work."
English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)
"No, I didn't mean to sound harsh; I was just thinking how much I admire the way Snow explores those complex ethical questions in his university stories."
street names for cocaine
"The dealer slipped a small bag of snow into his pocket before heading to the meeting spot."
The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
"The captain ordered the snow to drop anchor as the storm approached, relying on her sturdy rigging to withstand the gale."
A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted.
In plain English: Snow is frozen water that falls from clouds as soft white flakes when it gets cold enough outside.
"We put down salt on the snow to make it melt faster."
Usage: As a noun, snow refers to frozen precipitation falling as white crystals, distinct from its archaic nautical meaning of a specific type of sailing ship. Use this term when describing winter weather conditions or accumulation on the ground.
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
"He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
To have snow fall from the sky.
"The temperature dropped so low that it started to snow during our afternoon hike."
In plain English: To snow means to fall from the sky as frozen ice crystals that make up a snowstorm.
"Snow fell gently on the roof during the night."
Usage: Use "snow" to describe the action of falling white ice crystals from clouds during winter weather. Do not use it to mean covering something in artificial white material unless you are specifically describing a visual effect that mimics natural precipitation.
A surname.
"The new neighbor, Mr. Snow, greeted us warmly when we first moved into his charming cottage."
The word snow comes from Old English and originally meant the white accumulation that falls from the sky. It traveled into Middle English with essentially the same meaning before becoming part of modern English vocabulary.