1 N‑UNCOUNT Snow consists of a lot of soft white bits of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather. □ In Mid-Wales six inches of snow blocked roads. □ They tramped through the falling snow.
2 N‑PLURAL You can refer to a great deal of snow in an area as the snows . □ …the first snows of winter.
3 VERB When it snows , snow falls from the sky. □ [V ] It had been snowing all night.
4 VERB If someone snows you, they persuade you to do something or convince you of something by flattering or deceiving you. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ [V n] I'd been a fool letting him snow me with his big ideas.
5 → see also snowed in , snowed under
snow|ball /snoʊ bɔːl/ (snowballs , snowballing , snowballed )
1 N‑COUNT A snowball is a ball of snow. Children often throw snowballs at each other.
2 VERB If something such as a project or campaign snowballs , it rapidly increases and grows. □ [V ] From those early days the business has snowballed.
snow|board /snoʊ bɔː r d/ (snowboards ) N‑COUNT A snowboard is a narrow board that you stand on in order to slide quickly down snowy slopes as a sport or for fun.
snow|board|ing /snoʊ bɔː r d I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Snowboarding is the sport or activity of travelling down snowy slopes using a snowboard. □ New snowboarding facilities should attract more people.
snow|bound /snoʊ baʊnd/ ADJ If people or vehicles are snowbound , they cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow. □ The village became snowbound.
sno w-capped ADJ [ADJ n] A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top. [LITERARY ] □ …the snow-capped Himalayan peaks.
sno w-covered ADJ [usu ADJ n] Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow. □ …a Swiss chalet set in the snow-covered hills.
snow|drift /snoʊ dr I ft/ (snowdrifts ) N‑COUNT A snowdrift is a deep pile of snow formed by the wind.
snow|drop /snoʊ drɒp/ (snowdrops ) N‑COUNT A snowdrop is a small white flower which appears in the early spring.
sno wed i n ADJ If you are snowed in , you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow. □ We may all be snowed in here together for days.
sno wed u n|der ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that you are snowed under , you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ with ] Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
snow|fall /snoʊ fɔːl/ (snowfalls )
1 N‑UNCOUNT The snowfall in an area or country is the amount of snow that falls there during a particular period. □ The total rain and snowfall amounted to 50mm.
2 N‑COUNT A snowfall is a fall of snow.
snow|field /snoʊ fiːld/ (snowfields ) N‑COUNT A snowfield is a large area which is always covered in snow.
snow|flake /snoʊ fle I k/ (snowflakes ) N‑COUNT A snowflake is one of the soft, white bits of frozen water that fall as snow.
snow|man /snoʊ mæn/ (snowmen ) N‑COUNT A snowman is a large shape which is made out of snow, especially by children, and is supposed to look like a person.
snow|mobile /snoʊ məbiːl/ (snowmobiles ) N‑COUNT A snowmobile is a small vehicle built to move across snow and ice.
sno w pea (snow peas ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Snow peas are a type of pea whose pods are eaten as well as the peas inside them. [AM , AUSTRALIAN ] in BRIT, use mangetout
snow|plough /snoʊ plaʊ/ (snowploughs ) in AM, use snowplow N‑COUNT A snowplough is a vehicle which is used to push snow off roads or railway lines.
snow|shoe /snoʊ ʃuː/ (snowshoes ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Snowshoes are oval frames which have a strong net stretched across them and which you fasten to your feet so that you can walk on deep snow.
snow|storm /snoʊ stɔː r m/ (snowstorms ) N‑COUNT A snowstorm is a very heavy fall of snow, usually when there is also a strong wind blowing at the same time.
sno w-whi te ADJ Something that is snow-white is of a bright white colour. □ His hair was snow white like an old man's.
snowy /snoʊ i/ (snowier , snowiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] A snowy place is covered in snow. A snowy day is a day when a lot of snow has fallen. □ …the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains.
Snr Snr is the written abbreviation for senior . It is used after someone's name to distinguish them from a younger member of their family who has the same name. [mainly BRIT ] □ …Robert Trent Jones, Snr. in AM, use Sr.
snub /snʌ b/ (snubs , snubbing , snubbed )
1 VERB If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them. □ [V n] He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.
2 N‑COUNT If you snub someone, your behaviour or your remarks can be referred to as a snub . □ His decision not to attend the opening was seen as a snub to the club's hierarchy.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] Someone who has a snub nose has a short nose which points slightly upwards.
snuck /snʌ k/ Snuck is a past tense and past participle of sneak in American English.
snuff /snʌ f/ (snuffs , snuffing , snuffed )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.
2 VERB If someone snuffs it , they die. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V it ] He thought he was about to snuff it.