English-Thai Dictionary

Snowbelt

N เขต ที่ มี หิมะ ตกหนัก ทุกปี (ทางเหนือ ของ อเมริกา  ked-ti-me-hi-ma-tok-ta-lod-pe

 

snow

N ยาเสพติด ที่ มี ลักษณะ เป็นผง สี ขาว  เช่น  โคเคน  เฮโรอีน (คำ สแลง  opium cocaine coke ya-seb-tid-ti-ma-lak-sa-na-pen-pong

 

snow

N หิมะ  ปริมาณ หิมะ ที่ ตกลงมา  ก้อน หิมะ  สิ่ง ที่ เหมือน หิมะ  snowfall powder snow hi-ma

 

snow

VI(หิมะ  ตก  hail sleet tok

 

snow

VT ปกคลุม ด้วย หิมะ  pelt shower whiten pok-klum-duai-hi-ma

 

snow in

PHRV ล้อม ด้วย หิมะ  เต็มไปด้วย หิมะ  snow up lon-duai-hi-ma

 

snow line

N บริเวณ หิมะ ปกคลุม ตลอด  bo-ri-wen-hi-ma-pok-klum-ta-lad

 

snow off

PHRV ยกเลิก เพราะ หิมะ ตก  rain off yok-loek-prow-hi-ma-tok

 

snow under

PHRV ปกคลุม ด้วย หิมะ  เต็มไปด้วย หิมะ  plok-klum-duai-hi-ma

 

snow up

PHRV ล้อม ด้วย หิมะ  เต็มไปด้วย หิมะ  snow in lon-duai-hi-ma

 

snow-blind

N ตา มัว  ta-mua

 

snow-white

ADJ ขาว ราว หิมะ  kao-rao-hi-ma

 

snowball

N ก้อน หิมะ ที่ ปั้น ไว้ ขว้าง เล่น  kon-hi-ma-ti-pan-wai-kwang

 

snowbank

N กอง หิมะ  เนิน หิมะ  kong-hi-ma

 

snowbell

N ต้นไม้ช นิดหนึ่ง มีด อก สี ขาว  ton-mai-cha-nid-nuang-me-dok-se-kao

 

snowberg

N ภูเขาน้ำแข็ง  iceberg pu-kao-nam-kang

 

snowberry

N ไม้พุ่ม เตี้ย จำพวก  Symphoricarpos albus mai-pum-tia

 

snowbird

N คน เดินทาง ไป ยัง สถานที่ อากาศ อบอุ่น  redwing fieldfare kon-doen-tang-pai-yang-sa-tan-ti-ar-kad-aob-aun

 

snowbird

N นก ขนาดเล็กช นิดหนึ่ง ใน แถบ อเมริกา เหนือ  nok-ka-nad-lek-cha-nid-nuang

 

snowblind

A ตาพร่า ชั่วคราว เนื่องจาก มอง แสงสะท้อน เจิดจ้า จาก หิมะ 

 

snowblink

N แสงสะท้อน สี ขาว จาก หิมะ  sang-sa-ton-se-kao-jak-hi-ma

 

snowblower

N เครื่อง เป่า หิมะ  snow thrower krueng-pao-hi-ma

 

snowbound

ADJ ซึ่ง ติด อยู่ ใน หิมะ  ซึ่ง ถูก ปิดล้อม ด้วย หิมะ  fogbound weather-bound sueng-tid-yu-nai-hi-ma

 

snowbroth

N หิมะ ละลาย 

 

snowcap

N ยอด หิมะ  yod-hi-ma

 

snowdrift

N กอง หิมะ  snowpack snowfield kong-hi-ma

 

snowdrop

N ดอกไม้ สี ขาว ที่ บาน ใน ตอนต้น ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ  windflower daisy poppy snowflake dok-mai-se-kao-ti-ban-nai-ton-ton-rue-du

 

snowed under

IDM งาน มากมาย  งาน มากเกินไป  ngan-mak-mai

 

snowfall

N ช่วง หิมะ ตก  การ มี หิมะ ตก  ฤดู หิมะ ตก  chung-hi-ma-tok

 

snowfall

N ปริมาณ หิมะ ที่ ตก  pa-ra-man-ti-tok

 

snowfield

N ทุ่ง หิมะ  บริเวณ ที่ มี หิมะ ปกคลุม ตลอด  snowfield avalanche tung-hi-ma

 

snowflake

N เกล็ด หิมะ  ผลึก หิมะ  flake klad-hi-ma

 

snowman

N รูปปั้น มนุษย์ หิมะ  rub-pan-ma-nud-hi-ma

 

snowmelt

N น้ำ จาก หิมะ ที่ ละลาย  nam-jak-hi-ma-ti-la-lai

 

snowmobile

N รถ เล็ก สำหรับ วิ่ง บน หิมะ  skimobile rod-lek-sam-rab-wing-bon-hi-ma

 

snowplough

N เครื่อง กวาด หรือ ไถ หิมะ  snowplow

 

snowshed

N ที่ กั้น หิมะ ไม่ ให้ ไหล ลงมา ถูก รางรถไฟ 

 

snowshoe

N รองเท้า เดิน บน หิมะ (ทำ ด้วย ไม้ หรือ เหล็ก  rong-tao-doen-bon-hi-ma

 

snowstorm

N พายุ หิมะ  blizzard hailstorm snow squall pa-yu-hi-ma

 

snowsuit

N เสื้อกันหนาว  suea-kan-nao

 

snowwhite

A ขาว เหมือน หิมะ  snow-white

 

snowy

ADJ ขาว เหมือน หิมะ  snowlike fluffy whitish kao-muan-hi-ma

 

snowy

ADJ ปกคลุม ไป ด้วย หิมะ  pok-klum-pai-duai-hi-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNOW

n.[L. nix, nivis; The Latin nivis, is contracted from nigis, like Eng. bow. ] 1. Frozen vapor; watery particles congealed into white crystals in the air, and falling to the earth. When there is no wind, these crystals fall in flakes or unbroken collections, sometimes extremely beautiful.
2. A vessel equipped with two masts, resembling the main and fore-masts of a ship, and a third small mast just abaft the mainmast, carrying a try-sail.

 

SNOW

v.i.To fall in snow; as, it snows; it snowed yesterday.

 

SNOW

v.t.To scatter like snow.

 

SNOWBALL

n.[snow and ball. ] A round mass of snow, pressed or rolled together.

 

SNOWBALL TREE

n.A flowering shrub of the genus Virburnum; gelder rose.

 

SNOW-BIRD

n.A small bird whcih appears in the time of snow, of the genus Emberiza; called also snow-bunting. In the U. States, the snow-bird is the Fringilla nivalis.

 

SNOWBROTH

n.[snow and broth. ] Snow and water mixed; very cold liquor.

 

SNOW-CROWNED

a.[snow and crown. ] Crowned or having the top covered with snow.

 

SNOWDEEP

n.[snow and deep. ] A plant.

 

SNOW-DRIFT

n.[snow and drift. ] A bank of snow driven together by the wind.

 

SNOW-DROP

n.[snow and drop. ] A plant bearing a white flower, cultivated in gardens for its beauty; the Galanthus nivalis.

 

SNOWLESS

a.Destitute of snow.

 

SNOWLIKE

a.Resembling snow.

 

SNOW-SHOE

n.[snow and shoe. ] A shoe or racket worn by men traveling on snow, to prevent their feet from sinking into the snow.

 

SNOW-SLIP

n.[snow and slip. ] A large mass of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, and sometimes buries houses.

 

SNOW-WHITE

a.[snow and white. ] White as snow; very white.

 

SNOWY

a. 1. White like snow.
2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. The snowy top of cold Olympus.
3. White; pure; unblemished.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SNOW

Snow, n. Etym: [LG. snaue, or D. snaauw, from LG. snau a snout, a beak. ] (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

SNOW

Snow, n. Etym: [OE. snow, snaw, AS. snaw; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. &OHG. sneo, G. schnee, Icel. snær, snjor, snajar, Sw. snö, Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. snëgas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr. acc. ni `fa, also AS. sniwan to snow, G. schneien, OHG. sniwan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows, Gr. ni `fei,Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or sticky. sq. root172.]

 

1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth, exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect forms.

 

Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad, snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed, snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow- nodding, snow-wrought, and the like.

 

2. Fig. : Something white like snow, as the white color (argent ) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in, flakes. The field of snow with eagle of black therein. Chaucer. Red snow. See under Red. Snow bunting. (Zoöl.) See Snowbird, 1. -- Snow cock (Zoöl.), the snow pheasant. -- Snow flea (Zoöl.), a small black leaping poduran (Achorutes nivicola ) often found in winter on the snow in vast numbers. -- Snow flood, a flood from melted snow. -- Snow flower (Bot. ), the fringe tree. -- Snow fly, or Snow insect (Zoöl.), any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Boreus. The male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow in great numbers. -- Snow gnat (Zoöl.), any wingless dipterous insect of the genus Chionea found running on snow in winter. -- Snow goose (Zoöl.), any one of several species of arctic geese of the genus Chen. The common snow goose (Chen hyperborea ), common in the Western United States in winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and legs and bill red. Called also white brant, wavey, and Texas goose. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose (C.coerulescens ) is varied with grayish brown and bluish gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper part of the neck white. Called also white head, white-headed goose, and bald brant. -- Snow leopard (Zool.), the ounce. -- Snow line, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this is at an altitude of 9, feet, in the Andes, at the equator, 16, feet. -- Snow mouse (Zoöl.), a European vole (Arvicola nivalis ) which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains. -- Snow pheasant (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus Tetraogallus, native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow pheasant (T.Himalayensis ) in the best-known species. Called also snow cock, and snow chukor. -- Snow partridge. (Zoöl.) See under Partridge. -- Snow pigeon (Zoöl.), a pigeon (Columba leuconota ) native of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black. -- Snow plant (Bot. ), a fleshy parasitic herb (Sarcodes sanguinea ) growing in the coniferous forests of California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots up.

 

SNOW

Snow, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snowed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Snowing.]

 

Defn: To fall in or as snow; -- chiefly used impersonally; as, it snows; it snowed yesterday.

 

SNOW

SNOW Snow, v. t.

 

Defn: To scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow. Donne. Shak.

 

SNOWBALL

SNOWBALL Snow "ball `, n.

 

1. A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or anything resembling such a mass.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The Guelder-rose. Snowball tree (Bot. ), the Guelder-rose.

 

SNOWBALL

Snow "ball `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snowballed; p. pr. & vb. n.Snowballing.]

 

Defn: To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.

 

SNOWBALL

SNOWBALL Snow "ball `, v. i.

 

Defn: To throw snowballs.

 

SNOW BANNER

SNOW BANNER Snow banner.

 

Defn: A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish color and extending horizontally for several miles across the sky.

 

SNOWBERRY

SNOWBERRY Snow "ber `ry, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the Symphoricarpus racemosus of the Northern United States, and the Chiococca racemosa of Florida and tropical America. Creeping snowberry. (Bot. ) See under Creeping.

 

SNOWBIRD

SNOWBIRD Snow "bird, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, or Plectrophanes, nivalis ) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight. (b ) Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See Junco. (c ) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

SNOW-BLIND

SNOW-BLIND Snow "-blind `, a.

 

Defn: Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow. -- Snow "-blind `ness, n.

 

SNOW-BOUND

SNOW-BOUND Snow "-bound `, a.

 

Defn: Enveloped in, or confined by, snow. Whittier.

 

SNOW-BROTH

SNOW-BROTH Snow "-broth `, n.

 

Defn: Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor. Shak.

 

SNOWCAP

SNOWCAP Snow "cap `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A very small humming bird (Microchæra albocoronata ) native of New Grenada.

 

Note: The feathers of the top of the head are white and snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy luster. The name is applied also to Microchæra parvirostris of Central America, which is similar in color.

 

SNOW-CAPPED

SNOW-CAPPED Snow "-capped `, a.

 

Defn: Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains.

 

SNOWDRIFT

SNOWDRIFT Snow "drift `, n.

 

Defn: A bank of drifted snow.

 

SNOWDROP

SNOWDROP Snow "drop `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A bulbous plant (Galanthus nivalis ) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty. Snowdrop tree. See Silver-bell tree, under Silver, a.

 

SNOWFLAKE

SNOWFLAKE Snow "flake `, n.

 

1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Snowbird, 1.

 

3. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus Leucoium (L. vernum, æstivum, etc. ) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size.

 

SNOWFLECK

SNOWFLECK Snow "fleck `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Snowbird, 1.

 

SNOWL

SNOWL Snowl, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]

 

SNOWLESS

SNOWLESS Snow "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of snow.

 

SNOWPLOW; SNOWPLOUGH

SNOWPLOW; SNOWPLOUGH Snow "plow `, Snow "plough `, n.

 

Defn: An implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc.

 

SNOWSHED

SNOWSHED Snow "shed, n.

 

Defn: A shelter to protect from snow, esp. a long roof over an exposed part of a railroad.

 

SNOWSHOE

SNOWSHOE Snow "shoe `, n.

 

Defn: A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow.

 

SNOWSHOEING

SNOWSHOEING Snow "shoe `ing, n.

 

Defn: Traveling on snowshoes.

 

SNOWSHOER

SNOWSHOER Snow "sho `er, n.

 

Defn: One who travels on snowshoes; an expert in using snowshoes. W. G. Beers.

 

SNOWSLIP

SNOWSLIP Snow "slip `, n.

 

Defn: A large mass or avalanche of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, etc.

 

SNOWSTORM

SNOWSTORM Snow "storm `, n.

 

Defn: A storm with falling snow.

 

SNOW-WHITE

SNOW-WHITE Snow "-white `, a.

 

Defn: White as snow; very white. "Snow-white and rose-red " Chaucer.

 

SNOWY

SNOWY Snow "y, a.

 

1. White like snow. "So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows. " Shak.

 

2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. "The snowy top of cold Olympus. " Milton.

 

3. Fig. : Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. J. Hall (1646 ). Snowy heron (Zoöl.), a white heron, or egret (Ardea candidissima ), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; --called also plume bird. -- Snowy lemming (Zoöl.), the collared lemming (Cuniculus torquatus ), which turns white in winter. -- Snowy owl (Zoöl.), a large arctic owl (Nyctea Scandiaca, or N.nivea ) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also white owl. -- Snowy plover (Zoöl.), a small plover (Ægialitis nivosa ) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

snow

snow |snō snoʊ | ▶noun 1 atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer: we were trudging through deep snow | the first snow of the season. 2 something that resembles snow in color or texture, in particular: • a mass of flickering white spots on a television or radar screen, caused by interference or a poor signal. • informal cocaine. • a dessert or other dish resembling snow: vanilla snow. • [ with modifier ] a frozen gas resembling snow: carbon dioxide snow. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (it snows, it is snowing, etc. ) snow falls: it's not snowing so heavily now. • (be snowed in ) be confined or blocked by a large quantity of snow: I was snowed in for a week. 2 [ with obj. ] informal mislead or charm (someone ) with elaborate and insincere words: they would snow the public into believing that all was well. PHRASAL VERBS be snowed under be overwhelmed with a large quantity of something, esp. work: he's been snowed under with urgent cases. DERIVATIVES snow less adjective, snow like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English snāw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sneeuw and German Schnee, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nix, niv- and Greek nipha.

 

Snow, C. P.

Snow, C. P. |snō snoʊ |, 1st Baron Snow of Leicester (1905 –80 ), English novelist and scientist; full name Charles Percy Snow. He is best known for his sequence of 11 novels, starting with Strangers and Brothers (1940 ), that deals with moral dilemmas in the academic world and for his lecture Two Cultures (1959 ).

 

snowball

snow ball |ˈsnōˌbôl ˈsnoʊˌbɔl | ▶noun 1 a ball of packed snow, esp. one made for throwing at other people for fun. • a thing that grows rapidly in intensity or importance: a public-debt snowball | [ as modifier ] : the closures are expected to have a snowball effect, impacting jobs and tax revenues. 2 a dessert resembling a ball of snow, esp. one containing or covered in ice cream. 3 a cocktail containing gin, anisette, and cream. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] throw snowballs at: I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia. 2 [ no obj. ] increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance: the campaign was snowballing. PHRASES a snowball's chance ( in hell ) informal no chance at all: the plan has a snowball's chance in hell of being accepted.

 

snowball bush

snow ball bush (also snowball tree ) ▶noun a guelder rose, esp. one of a sterile variety that produces large globular white flower heads.

 

snowbell

snow bell |ˈsnōˌbel ˈsnoʊbɛl | ▶noun an Asian tree related to the storax, bearing clusters of fragrant white hanging flowers at midsummer, widely cultivated as an ornamental. [Styrax japonica, family Styracaceae. ]

 

snowberry

snow ber ry |ˈsnōˌberē ˈsnoʊˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. snowberries ) a North American shrub of the honeysuckle family, bearing white berries and often cultivated as an ornamental or for hedging. [Symphoricarpos albus, family Caprifoliaceae. ]

 

snowbird

snow bird |ˈsnōˌbərd ˈsnoʊˌbərd | ▶noun 1 informal a northerner who moves to a warmer southern state in the winter. 2 a widespread and variable junco with gray or brown upper parts and a white belly. [Junco hyemalis, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ). Alternative names: northern junco, dark-eyed junco, slate-colored junco. ] • the snow bunting.

 

snowblade

snow |blade ▶noun a type of short ski about a metre in length, used without ski sticks. DERIVATIVES snowblader noun, snowblading noun

 

snow-blind

snow-blind |snoʊ blaɪnd | ▶adjective temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow. DERIVATIVES snow blind ness noun

 

snowblink

snow blink |ˈsnōˌbliNGk ˈsnoʊˌblɪŋk | ▶noun a white reflection in the sky of snow or ice on the ground.

 

snowblower

snow blow er |ˈsnōˌblōwər ˈsnoʊˌbloʊ (ə )r | ▶noun a machine that clears fallen snow by blowing it to the side.

 

snowboard

snow board |ˈsnōˌbôrd ˈsnoʊˌbɔ (ə )rd | ▶noun a board resembling a short, broad ski, used for sliding downhill on snow. ▶verb [ no obj. ] slide downhill on such a board: (as noun snowboarding ) : the thrills of snowboarding. DERIVATIVES snow board er noun

 

snow boot

snow boot ▶noun a warm waterproof boot worn in the snow.

 

snowbound

snow bound |ˈsnōˌbound ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd | ▶adjective prevented from traveling or going out by snow or snowy weather: he was snowbound in the nearby mountains. • covered in snow or inaccessible because of it: a snowbound Alpine village.

 

snow bunting

snow bunt ing ▶noun a northern bunting that breeds mainly in the Arctic, the male having white plumage with a black back in the breeding season. [Plectrophenax nivalis, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ).]

 

snow cannon

snow can ¦non ▶noun a machine which makes artificial snow and blows it on to ski slopes.

 

snowcap

snow cap |ˈsnōˌkap ˈsnoʊˌkæp | ▶noun 1 a covering of snow on the top of a mountain. 2 a small Central American hummingbird with mainly purple plumage and a white crown. [Microchera albocoronata, family Trochilidae. ] DERIVATIVES snow-capped adjective snowcap ( sense 1 )

 

snowcat

snow cat |ˈsnōˌkat ˈsnoʊkæt | ▶noun another term for snowmobile. ORIGIN 1940s: from snow + caterpillar .

 

snow chains

snow chains |snoʊ tʃeɪnz | ▶plural noun a pair or set of meshes of metal chain, fitted around a vehicle's tires to give extra traction in snow.

 

snowcock

snow |cock |ˈsnəʊkɒk | ▶noun a large partridge found in the high mountains of central and eastern Asia, with predominantly grey and white plumage. ●Genus Tetraogallus, family Phasianidae: five species.

 

snow cone

snow cone (also sno-cone ) ▶noun a paper cup filled with fruit-flavored crushed ice.

 

snow crab

snow crab ▶noun an edible spider crab found off the eastern seaboard of Canada. [Chionoecetes opilio, section Oxyrhyncha. ]

 

Snowdon

Snow |don |ˈsnəʊd (ə )n | a mountain in NW Wales. Rising to 1,085 m (3,560 ft ), it is the highest mountain in Wales. Welsh name Yr Wyddfa.

 

Snowdonia

Snowdonia |snəʊˈdəʊnɪə | a massif region in NW Wales, forming the heart of the Snowdonia National Park. Its highest peak is Snowdon.

 

snowdrift

snow drift |ˈsnōˌdrift ˈsnoʊˌdrɪft | ▶noun a bank of deep snow heaped up by the wind.

 

snowdrop

snow drop |ˈsnōˌdräp ˈsnoʊˌdrɑp | ▶noun a widely cultivated bulbous European plant that bears drooping white flowers during the late winter. [Galanthus nivalis, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae ).]

 

snowfall

snow fall |ˈsnōˌfôl ˈsnoʊˌfɔl | ▶noun a fall of snow: heavy snowfalls made travel absolutely impossible. • the quantity of snow falling within a given area in a given time: winters with above-average snowfall.

 

snow fence

snow fence ▶noun a fence erected to prevent hazardous snowdrifts, typically by the side of a road.

 

snowfield

snow field |ˈsnōˌfēld ˈsnoʊˌfild | ▶noun a permanent wide expanse of snow in mountainous or polar regions.

 

snowflake

snow flake |ˈsnōˌflāk ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk | ▶noun 1 a flake of snow, esp. a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry. 2 a white-flowered Eurasian plant related to and resembling the snowdrop, typically blooming in the summer or autumn. [Genus Leucojum, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae ).]

 

snow flea

snow flea ▶noun either of two small insects that appear on or near snow in northern regions or on mountains. [● a springtail that often swarms on snow, making it appear black (family Isotomidae, including the Alpine Isotoma saltans and the North American Hypogastrura nivicola ). ● a small flightless scorpionfly that feeds on mosses (family Boreidae, including the Eurasian Boreus hyemalis ).]

 

snow globe

snow globe ▶noun a toy or ornament consisting of a model of a scene in a liquid containing white particles that, when shaken, mimic a snowstorm.

 

snow goose

snow goose ▶noun a gregarious goose that breeds in Arctic Canada and Greenland, typically having white plumage with black wing tips. [Anser caerulescens, family Anatidae. ]

 

snow gun

snow gun |ˈsnoʊ ˌɡən | ▶noun a machine that makes artificial snow and blows it onto ski slopes.

 

snow hole

snow hole ▶noun a hole in snow used as a temporary shelter, typically one made for the purpose.

 

snow-in-summer

snow-in-summer |ˌsnəuɪnˈsʌmə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] either of two white-flowered plants with silvery-green leaves: ● a low-growing southern European plant of the pink family (Cerastium tomentosum, family Caryophyllaceae ). ● an evergreen Australian shrub of the daisy family (Helichrysum rosmarinifolium, family Compositae ).

 

snow job

snow job |ˈsnoʊ ˌʤɑb | ▶noun informal a deception or concealment of one's real motive in an attempt to flatter or persuade: we need to do a snow job on him.

 

snow leopard

snow leop ard ▶noun a rare large cat that has pale gray fur patterned with dark blotches and rings, living in the Altai mountains, Hindu Kush, and Himalayas. Also called ounce 2. [Panthera uncia, family Felidae. ]

 

snow line

snow line ▶noun (usu. the snow line ) the altitude above which some snow remains on the ground in a particular place throughout the year. • the altitude above which there is snow on the ground in a particular place at a given time.

 

snow machine

snow ma chine ▶noun another term for snowmobile.

 

snowmaking

snow making |ˈsnōˌmākiNG ˈsnoʊˌmeɪkɪŋ | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] the production of artificial snow, esp. for ski slopes: snowmaking machines.

 

snowman

snow man |ˈsnōˌman ˈsnoʊˌmæn | ▶noun ( pl. snowmen ) a representation of a human figure created with compressed snow.

 

snowmelt

snow melt |ˈsnōˌmelt ˈsnoʊmɛlt | ▶noun the melting of fallen snow: heavy rains combine with rapid snowmelt. • water that results from this: the day was springlike and the snowmelt shone in blue and gold.

 

snowmobile

snow mo bile |ˈsnōmōˌbēl ˈsnoʊməbiːl | ▶noun a motor vehicle, esp. one with runners in the front and caterpillar tracks in the rear, for traveling over snow. ▶verb [ no obj. ] travel by snowmobile: (as noun snowmobiling ) : the county offers snowmobiling, ice fishing, kayaking, and rafting. DERIVATIVES snow mo bil er noun

 

snowpack

snow pack |ˈsnōˌpak ˈsnoʊpæk | ▶noun a mass of snow on the ground that is compressed and hardened by its own weight.

 

snow pea

snow pea |snoʊ pi | ▶noun a pea of a variety with an edible pod, eaten when the pod is young and flat. Compare with sugar snap.

 

snowplow

snow plow |ˈsnōˌplou ˈsnoʊˌplaʊ |(Brit. snowplough ) ▶noun 1 an implement or vehicle for clearing roads of snow by pushing it aside. 2 Skiing an act of turning the points of one's skis inward in order to slow down or turn. ▶verb [ no obj. ] ski with the tips of one's skis pointing inward in order to slow down or turn.

 

snowscape

snow scape |ˈsnōˌskāp ˈsnoʊˌskeɪp | ▶noun a landscape covered in snow. • a picture of such a landscape.

 

snowshoe

snow shoe |ˈsnōˌSHo͞o ˈsnoʊˌʃu | ▶noun a flat device resembling a racket that is attached to the sole of a boot and used for walking on snow. ▶verb [ no obj. ] travel wearing snowshoes: we snowshoed down into the next valley. DERIVATIVES snow sho er |-ər |noun, snow shoe ing |-iNG |noun

 

snowshoe hare

snow shoe hare (also snowshoe rabbit ) ▶noun a North American hare with large hairy hind feet, fairly small ears, and a white winter coat. [Lepus americanus, family Leporidae. ]

 

snowslide

snow slide ▶noun an avalanche.

 

snowstorm

snow storm |ˈsnōˌstôrm ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm | ▶noun a heavy fall of snow, esp. with a high wind. • a shower or large quantity of something: it swam away in a flurry of wings and flippers, raising a snowstorm of foam. • snow globe.

 

snowsuit

snow suit |ˈsnōˌso͞ot ˈsnoʊsut | ▶noun a child's one- or two-piece coverall with a warm lining for protection against cold and often with a water-repellent outer material.

 

snowsure

snow |sure ▶adjective (of a ski resort or slope ) likely to have enough snow to ski on during the season.

 

snow thrower

snow throw er ▶noun another term for snowblower.

 

snow tire

snow tire ▶noun a tire with a tread that gives extra traction on snow or ice.

 

snow-white

snow-white |ˌsnoʊ ˈhwaɪt | ▶adjective of a pure white color: perfect spotless utensils on a snow-white tablecloth.

 

snowy

snow y |ˈsnōē ˈsnoʊi | ▶adjective ( snowier, snowiest ) covered with snow: snowy mountains. • (of weather or a period of time ) characterized by snowfall: a snowy January day. • of or like snow, esp. in being pure white: snowy hair. DERIVATIVES snow i ly |ˈsnōəlē |adverb, snow i ness noun

 

snowy egret

snow y e gret ▶noun a North American egret with all-white plumage, black legs, and yellow feet. [Egretta thula, family Ardeidae. ]

 

snowy mespilus

snowy mes |pi ¦lus |ˈmɛspɪləs | ▶noun a white-flowered shrub or small tree of the rose family which is often grown as an ornamental. ●Genus Amelanchier, family Rosaceae: several species. ORIGIN modern Latin Mespilus (genus name ), from Latin mespilus ‘medlar tree ’.

 

snowy owl

snow y owl ▶noun a large northern owl that breeds mainly in the Arctic tundra, the male being entirely white and the female having darker markings. [Nyctea scandiaca, family Strigidae. ]

 

snowy plover

snow y plov er ▶noun a small white-breasted plover related to the ringed plover, found on most continents. [Charadrius alexandrinus, family Charadriidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

snow

snow |snəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 atmospheric water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer: we were trudging through deep snow. • (snows ) falls of snow: the first snows of winter. 2 something resembling snow, in particular: • a mass of flickering white spots on a television or radar screen, caused by interference or a poor signal. • informal cocaine. • a dessert or other dish resembling snow: vanilla snow. • [ with modifier ] a frozen gas resembling snow: carbon dioxide snow. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (it snows, it is snowing, etc. ) snow falls: it's not snowing so heavily now. • (be snowed in /up ) be confined or blocked by a large quantity of snow: I was snowed in for a week. 2 [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal mislead or charm (someone ) with elaborate and insincere words: they would snow the public into believing that all was well. PHRASAL VERBS be snowed under be overwhelmed with a very large quantity of something, especially work: he's been snowed under with urgent cases. DERIVATIVES snowless adjective, snowlike adjective ORIGIN Old English snāw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sneeuw and German Schnee, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nix, niv- and Greek nipha.

 

Snow, C. P.

Snow |snəʊ |, 1st Baron Snow of Leicester (1905 –80 ), English novelist and scientist; full name Charles Percy Snow. He is best known for his sequence of eleven novels Strangers and Brothers, which deals with moral dilemmas in the academic world, and for his lecture Two Cultures (1959 ).

 

snowball

snow |ball |ˈsnəʊbɔːl | ▶noun 1 a ball of packed snow, especially one made for throwing at other people for fun. • a thing that grows rapidly in size, intensity, or importance: a public-debt snowball that could grow to American proportions | [ as modifier ] : the closures are expected to have a snowball effect, impacting jobs and tax revenues. 2 a cocktail containing advocaat and lemonade. 3 a dessert resembling a ball of snow, especially one containing or covered in ice cream. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] throw snowballs at: I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing Celia. 2 [ no obj. ] increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance: the campaign was snowballing. PHRASES a snowball's chance ( in hell ) informal no chance at all: the scheme has a snowball's chance in hell of being accepted.

 

snowball tree

snowball tree (also snowball bush ) ▶noun a guelder rose of a sterile variety which produces large globular white flower heads.

 

snowbell

snow |bell ▶noun an Asian tree related to the storax, bearing clusters of fragrant white hanging flowers at midsummer. ●Styrax japonica, family Styracaceae.

 

snowberry

snow |berry |ˈsnəʊb (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. snowberries ) a North American shrub of the honeysuckle family, bearing white berries and often cultivated as an ornamental or for hedging. ●Symphoricarpos albus, family Caprifoliaceae.

 

snowbird

snow |bird |ˈsnəʊbəːd | ▶noun 1 N. Amer. informal a northerner who moves to a warmer Southern state in the winter. 2 a widespread and variable junco (songbird ) with grey or brown upper parts and a white belly. ●Junco hyemalis, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ). Alternative name: dark-eyed junco. • the snow bunting.

 

snowblade

snow |blade ▶noun a type of short ski about a metre in length, used without ski sticks. DERIVATIVES snowblader noun, snowblading noun

 

snow-blind

snow-blind ▶adjective temporarily blinded by the glare of light reflected by a large expanse of snow. DERIVATIVES snow blindness noun

 

snowblink

snow |blink ▶noun a white reflection in the sky of snow or ice on the ground.

 

snowblower

snow |blow ¦er |ˈsnəʊbləʊə | ▶noun a machine that clears fallen snow from a pavement, road, or other area by blowing it out to the side.

 

snowboard

snow |board |ˈsnəʊbɔːd | ▶noun a board resembling a short, broad ski, used for sliding downhill on snow. ▶verb [ no obj. ] slide downhill on a snowboard: (as noun snowboarding ) : the thrills of snowboarding. DERIVATIVES snowboarder noun

 

snow boot

snow boot ▶noun a warm waterproof boot worn in the snow.

 

snowbound

snow |bound |ˈsnəʊbaʊnd | ▶adjective prevented from travelling or going out by snow or snowy weather: he was snowbound in the nearby mountains. • covered in snow or inaccessible because of it: a snowbound Alpine village.

 

snow bunting

snow bunt |ing ▶noun a northern bunting that breeds mainly in the Arctic, the male having white plumage with a black back in the breeding season. ●Plectrophenax nivalis, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ).

 

snow cannon

snow can ¦non ▶noun a machine which makes artificial snow and blows it on to ski slopes.

 

snowcap

snow |cap |ˈsnəʊkap | ▶noun 1 a covering of snow on the top of a mountain. 2 a small Central American hummingbird with mainly purple plumage and a white crown. ●Microchera albocoronata, family Trochilidae. DERIVATIVES snow-capped adjective

 

snowcat

snow |cat |ˈsnəʊkat | ▶noun a tracked vehicle for travelling over snow. ORIGIN 1940s: from snow + caterpillar .

 

snow chains

snow chains ▶plural noun a pair or set of meshes of metal chain, fitted around a vehicle's tyres to give extra grip in snow.

 

snowcock

snow |cock |ˈsnəʊkɒk | ▶noun a large partridge found in the high mountains of central and eastern Asia, with predominantly grey and white plumage. ●Genus Tetraogallus, family Phasianidae: five species.

 

snow cone

snow cone (also sno-cone ) ▶noun N. Amer. & W. Indian a paper cup of crushed ice flavoured with fruit syrup.

 

snow crab

snow crab ▶noun an edible spider crab found off the eastern seaboard of Canada. ●Chionoecetes opilio, section Oxyrhyncha.

 

Snowdon

Snow |don |ˈsnəʊd (ə )n | a mountain in NW Wales. Rising to 1,085 m (3,560 ft ), it is the highest mountain in Wales. Welsh name Yr Wyddfa.

 

Snowdonia

Snowdonia |snəʊˈdəʊnɪə | a massif region in NW Wales, forming the heart of the Snowdonia National Park. Its highest peak is Snowdon.

 

snowdrift

snow |drift |ˈsnəʊdrɪft | ▶noun a bank of deep snow heaped up by the wind.

 

snowdrop

snow |drop |ˈsnəʊdrɒp | ▶noun a bulbous European plant which bears drooping white flowers during the late winter. ●Galanthus nivalis, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae ).

 

snowfall

snow |fall |ˈsnəʊfɔːl | ▶noun a fall of snow: heavy snowfalls made travel absolutely impossible. • [ mass noun ] the quantity of snow falling within a given area in a given time: the average snowfall is 7.5 m a year.

 

snow fence

snow fence ▶noun a fence erected to prevent hazardous snowdrifts, typically by the side of a road.

 

snowfield

snow |field |ˈsnəʊfiːld | ▶noun a permanent wide expanse of snow in mountainous or polar regions.

 

snowflake

snow |flake |ˈsnəʊfleɪk | ▶noun 1 a flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry. 2 a white-flowered Eurasian plant related to and resembling the snowdrop, typically blooming in the summer or autumn. ●Genus Leucojum, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae ).

 

snow flea

snow flea ▶noun either of two small insects that appear on or near snow in northern regions or on mountains: ● a small flightless scorpion fly which feeds on mosses (family Boreidae, including the Eurasian Boreus hyemalis ); North American name: snow scorpion fly. ● a springtail that often swarms on snow, making it appear black (family Isotomidae, including the Alpine Isotoma saltans and the North American Hypogastrura nivicola ).

 

snow globe

snow globe ▶noun a toy or ornament consisting of a model of a scene in a liquid containing white particles that, when shaken, mimic a snowstorm.

 

snow goose

snow goose ▶noun a gregarious goose that breeds in Arctic Canada and Greenland, typically having white plumage with black wing tips. ●Anser caerulescens, family Anatidae.

 

snow gun

snow gun ▶noun another term for snow cannon.

 

snow hole

snow hole ▶noun a hole in snow used as a temporary shelter, typically one made for the purpose.

 

snow-in-summer

snow-in-summer |ˌsnəuɪnˈsʌmə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] either of two white-flowered plants with silvery-green leaves: ● a low-growing southern European plant of the pink family (Cerastium tomentosum, family Caryophyllaceae ). ● an evergreen Australian shrub of the daisy family (Helichrysum rosmarinifolium, family Compositae ).

 

snow job

snow job ▶noun N. Amer. informal a deception or concealment of one's real motive in an attempt to flatter or persuade: we shall need to do a snow job on him.

 

snow leopard

snow leop |ard ▶noun a rare large cat which has pale grey fur patterned with dark blotches and rings, living in the Altai mountains, Hindu Kush, and Himalayas. Also called ounce 2. ●Panthera uncia, family Felidae.

 

snow line

snow |line |ˈsnəʊlʌɪn | ▶noun the altitude in a particular place above which some snow remains on the ground throughout the year.

 

snow machine

snow ma |chine ▶noun N. Amer. another term for snowmobile.

 

snowmaking

snow making |ˈsnōˌmākiNG ˈsnoʊˌmeɪkɪŋ | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] the production of artificial snow, esp. for ski slopes: snowmaking machines.

 

snowman

snow |man |ˈsnəʊman | ▶noun ( pl. snowmen ) a representation of a human figure created with compressed snow.

 

snowmelt

snow |melt |ˈsnəʊmɛlt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. the melting of fallen snow: heavy rains combine with rapid snowmelt. • water that results from the melting of snow: the day was spring-like and the snowmelt shone in blue and gold.

 

snowmobile

snowmobile |ˈsnəʊməbiːl | ▶noun a motor vehicle, especially one with runners or caterpillar tracks, for travelling over snow. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (often as noun snowmobiling ) travel by snowmobile. DERIVATIVES snowmobiler noun

 

snowpack

snow |pack ▶noun a mass of lying snow that is compressed and hardened by its own weight.

 

snow pea

snow pea ▶noun N. Amer. another term for mangetout.

 

snowplough

snowplough |ˈsnəʊplaʊ |(US snowplow ) ▶noun 1 an implement or vehicle for clearing roads of thick snow by pushing it aside. 2 Skiing an act of turning the points of one's skis inwards in order to slow down or turn. ▶verb [ no obj. ] ski with the tips of one's skis pointing inwards in order to slow down or turn.

 

snowscape

snow |scape |ˈsnəʊskeɪp | ▶noun a landscape covered in snow. • a picture of a snowy landscape.

 

snowshoe

snow |shoe |ˈsnəʊʃuː | ▶noun a flat device resembling a racket, which is attached to the sole of a boot and used for walking on snow. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] travel wearing snowshoes: we snowshoed down into the next valley. DERIVATIVES snowshoer noun

 

snowshoe hare

snowshoe hare (N. Amer. also snowshoe rabbit ) ▶noun a North American hare with large hairy hind feet, fairly small ears, and a white winter coat. ●Lepus americanus, family Leporidae.

 

snowslide

snow |slide |ˈsnəʊslʌɪd | ▶noun N. Amer. an avalanche.

 

snowstorm

snow |storm |ˈsnəʊstɔːm | ▶noun a heavy fall of snow, especially with a high wind. • a shower or large quantity of something: a snowstorm of ash began to fall.

 

snowsuit

snow |suit ▶noun an all-in-one outer garment covering the body, legs, and arms, worn outdoors in winter.

 

snowsure

snow |sure ▶adjective (of a ski resort or slope ) likely to have enough snow to ski on during the season.

 

snow tyre

snow tyre ▶noun a tyre with a tread which gives extra traction on snow or ice.

 

snow-white

snow-white ▶adjective of a pure white colour: perfect spotless utensils on a snow-white tablecloth.

 

snowy

snowy |ˈsnəʊi | ▶adjective ( snowier, snowiest ) covered with snow: snowy mountains. • (of weather or a period of time ) characterized by snowfall: a snowy January day. • of or like snow, especially in being pure white: snowy hair. DERIVATIVES snowily adverb, snowiness noun

 

snowy egret

snow y e gret ▶noun a North American egret with all-white plumage, black legs, and yellow feet. [Egretta thula, family Ardeidae. ]

 

snowy mespilus

snowy mes |pi ¦lus |ˈmɛspɪləs | ▶noun a white-flowered shrub or small tree of the rose family which is often grown as an ornamental. ●Genus Amelanchier, family Rosaceae: several species. ORIGIN modern Latin Mespilus (genus name ), from Latin mespilus ‘medlar tree ’.

 

snowy owl

snowy owl ▶noun a large northern owl that breeds mainly in the Arctic tundra, the male being entirely white and the female having darker markings. ●Nyctea scandiaca, family Strigidae.

 

snowy plover

snow y plov er ▶noun a small white-breasted plover related to the ringed plover, found on most continents. [Charadrius alexandrinus, family Charadriidae. ]

 

Oxford Thesaurus

snow

snow noun snowflakes, flakes, snowdrift, snowfield, snowpack; snowfall, snowstorm, blizzard; sleet, hail, soft hail; avalanche; N. Amer. snowslide. ▶verb I am not in a position to bind myself in any way, as we are rather snowed under with commitments: inundate, overwhelm, overload, overrun, flood, swamp, deluge, engulf; shower, bombard. WORD LINKS snow niveous, nival relating to snow chionophobia fear of snow Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Snow

Snow Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |snoʊ |der Snow; Genitiv: des Snow [s ] englisch snow = Schnee 3 Schnee 3

 

Snowbike

Snow bike Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |ˈsnoʊba͜ik |englisch eine Art Skibob

 

snowbiken

snow bi ken schwaches Verb nur im Infinitiv üblich mit dem Snowbike fahren

 

Snowboard

Snow board Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsnoʊbɔːd |das Snowboard; Genitiv: des Snowboards, Plural: die Snowboards englisch snowboard, aus: snow = Schnee und board = Brett als Sportgerät dienendes Brett für das Gleiten auf Schnee Kurzform: Board 1

 

snowboarden

snow boar den schwaches Verb |snowboarden |schwaches Verb; snowboardete, hat /ist gesnowboardet, zu snowboarden mit dem Snowboard gleiten Kurzform: boarden 1a

 

Snowboarder

Snow boar der Substantiv, maskulin , der |Snowboarder |der Snowboarder; Genitiv: des Snowboarders, Plural: die Snowboarder englisch snowboarder jemand, der snowboardet

 

Snowboarderin

Snow boar de rin Substantiv, feminin , die weibliche Form zu Snowboarder

 

Snowboardfahrer

Snow board fah rer Substantiv, maskulin , der Snowboarder

 

Snowboardfahrerin

Snow board fah re rin Substantiv, feminin , die weibliche Form zu Snowboardfahrer

 

Snowboarding

Snow boar ding Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈsnoʊbɔːdɪŋ |englisch snowboarding das Snowboarden

 

Snowciety

Snow ci e ty Substantiv, feminin besonders österreichisch umgangssprachlich , die |snoʊˈsa͜iətɪ |die vornehme Gesellschaft in den Wintersportorten

 

snowkiten

snow ki ten schwaches Verb |ˈsnoʊka͜itn̩ |englisch auf Skiern oder einem Snowboard fahren, während man gleichzeitig mit einem an zwei Seilen geführten Lenkdrachen verbunden ist

 

Snowkiter

Snow ki ter Substantiv, maskulin , der

 

Snowkiterin

Snow ki te rin Substantiv, feminin , die

 

Snowkiting

Snow ki ting Substantiv, Neutrum , das das Snowkiten

 

Snowmobil

Snow mo bil Substantiv, Neutrum , das englisch ; lateinisch Fahrzeug mit Motor zur Fortbewegung auf Schnee

 

Snowrafting

Snow raf ting , Snow-Raf ting Substantiv, Neutrum , das Snow-Rafting |ˈsnoʊraftɪŋ ˈsnoʊraftɪŋ |das Snowrafting; Genitiv: des Snowraftings das Snow-Rafting; Genitiv: des Snow-Raftings englisch dem Rafting ähnliche wilde Fahrt im Schnee

 

French Dictionary

snowboard

snowboard FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour planche à neige.

 

Spanish Dictionary

snowboard

snowboard nombre masculino Modalidad de esquí que consiste en descender por la nieve sobre una sola tabla y sin bastones :esas botas tan llamativas están diseñadas para la práctica del snowboard .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘esnoubóar ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

snow

snow /snoʊ /(形 )snowy 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 雪 , 降雪量 (→sleet , flake );C 〖通例 ～s 〗(1回分の )降雪 (期間 )▸ Snow fell throughout the night .一晩中雪が降り続いた ▸ We had no snow this winter [a light snow yesterday ].この冬は雪が降らなかった [昨日少し雪が降った ]▸ shovel [remove ] snow 雪かきをする ▸ The streets are covered in [with, ｟時に ｠by ] snow .街路は雪に覆われている ▸ The snow lay thick on the ground .雪が地面厚く積もっていた ▸ go out to play in the snow 雪遊びに出かける ▸ 10 inches of snow 積雪10インチ ▸ the heaviest snows of the year 今年一番の大雪 表現 雪の種類 ▸ a heavy [╳big ] ～大雪 ▸ deep [soft ] ～深く積もった [やわらかな ]雪 ▸ powdery ～粉雪 ▸ a fresh ～降ったばかりの雪, 新雪 ▸ falling [melting ] ～降ってくる [溶けてゆく ]雪 ▸ wet ～湿った雪 2 C ｟文 ｠〖～s 〗(冬の間に降り積もった )大量の積雪 ▸ the snows of the Himalayas ヒマラヤの積雪 3 U (テレビ画面の )スノー 〘電波障害により画面が白くちらつく状態 〙.4 U a. 雪状のもの ; 雪のように白いもの [料理 , 菓子 ].b. ｟俗 ｠(粉末 )コカイン .c. ドライアイス .(as ) p ù re as the dr ì ven sn ó w この上なく清純で (!反語的に使うことがある ) .(as ) wh ì te as sn ó w 雪のように真っ白な .sn ò w and sl ú sh ＝flush (→rhyming slang ).動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〖it snows 〗雪が降る ▸ It was snowing all night .一晩中雪が降っていた ▸ It snowed on and off all day .1日雪が降ったりやんだりだった 2 〈物が 〉雪のように降る ; わっと舞い込む .他動詞 1 ｟米 くだけた話 ｠(にせの情報などで )〈人 〉をだます , たらし込む ▸ She snowed us with her talk of her titled family .自分は貴族の生まれだと言って, 彼女は私たちに取り入ってきた 2 雪のように降らせる ; 〖通例be ～ed 〗雪で覆われる [閉じ込められる ](in, up, under )▸ They were snowed in for weeks .彼らは何週間も雪に降りこめられていた be [get ] sn ò wed ú nder 1 ↑他動詞 2 .2 ｟くだけて ｠【大量の仕事などに 】圧倒される, 忙殺される «with » ▸ I'd like to help, but I'm really snowed under at the moment .助けてあげたいんだけど, 今は本当に忙しいんだよ be [get ] sn ò wed ú p ｟主に英 ｠1 〈道路が 〉雪でふさがれる .2 ↑他動詞 2 .S -́ B è lt 〖the ～〗(米国中北 北東部の )豪雪地帯 .～́ bl ì ndness 雪盲 （せつもう ）〘雪の照り返しで目が見えなくなる現象 〙.～́ b ù nny ｟くだけて ｠スキー場にいる遊び目当てのギャル .～́ b ù nting 〘鳥 〙ユキホオジロ .～́ ch à in 〖通例 ～s 〗(車の )雪用チェーン .～́ c ò ne スノーコーン 〘カップ入りのかき氷 〙.～́ d à y (学校 会社などの )大雪による休み .～́ f è nce 防雪柵 （さく ）.～́ g ò ose 〘鳥 〙ハクガン .～́ j ò b ｟米 くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗人をたらし込むこと .～́ l è opard 〘動 〙ユキヒョウ .～́ l ì ne 〖the ～〗雪線 〘万年雪の残る境界線 〙.～́ m è lt 雪どけ水 (が生じる時期 ).～́ p è a ｟米 豪 ｠〘植 〙サヤエンドウ .～́ r ò ute ｟米 ｠スノールート 〘除雪を行うため車の移動が求められる都市部の道路 〙.～́ t ì re ｟米 ｠(車の )スノータイヤ .

 

snowball

sn ó w b à ll 名詞 C 1 (雪合戦の )雪玉, 雪つぶて .2 雪だるま式に増えるもの .3 〘植 〙スノーボールツリー 〘白い小花を球状に付けるガマズミ属の低木類 〙.bu í ld a [one's ] m è ntal sn ó wball (無意識に )緊張感を高める .n ò t h à ve [st à nd ] a sn ò wball's ch á nce in h è ll (of do ing )｟くだけて ｠(…できる )見込み [チャンス ]はまったくない .動詞 自動詞 1 «…に » 雪玉を投げつける «at » .2 雪だるま式に増える, 加速度的に増す .他動詞 1 …に雪玉を投げつける .2 …を加速度的に増加させる .～́ eff è ct 雪崩現象, 雪だるま効果 .～́ f ì ght 雪合戦 .～̀ th í nking 心配事を思いめぐらすこと .

 

snowbank

sn ó w b à nk 名詞 C 雪の吹きだまり .

 

snowbird

sn ó w b ì rd 名詞 C 1 〘鳥 〙ユキヒメドリ, ユキホオジロ .2 ｟米俗 ｠避寒する人 .

 

snow-blind

sn ó w-bl ì nd 形容詞 雪盲 （せつもう ）の .

 

snowboard

sn ó w b ò ard 名詞 C スノーボード (の板 ).動詞 自動詞 スノーボードをする .

 

snowboarding

sn ó w b ò ard ing 名詞 U (スポーツとしての )スノーボード .

 

snowbound

sn ó w b ò und 形容詞 雪に閉ざされた, 大雪で妨げられた .

 

snow-capped

sn ó w-c à pped /-t /形容詞 ｟文 ｠(山頂 頂点が )雪で覆われた, 雪をいただいた .

 

snow-clad

sn ó w-cl à d 形容詞 ｟文 ｠＝snow-covered .

 

snow-covered

sn ó w-c ò vered 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗雪で覆われた, 雪景色の (snow-clad ).

 

snowdrift

sn ó w dr ì ft 名詞 C 雪の吹きだまり [吹き寄せ ].

 

snowdrop

sn ó w dr ò p 名詞 C 〘植 〙スノードロップ, マツユキソウ 〘まだ雪の残るころ, 白い花が下にたれて咲く 〙.

 

snowfall

sn ó w f à ll 名詞 1 C 降雪 .2 U 〖時にa ～〗降雪量 .

 

snowfield

sn ó w f ì eld 名詞 C (一面の )雪原 ; (高山などの )万年雪 .

 

snowflake

sn ó w fl à ke 名詞 C 1 雪片, ひとひらの雪 .2 〘植 〙スズランズイセン .

 

snowman

sn ó w m à n 名詞 複 -men C 1 雪だるま, 雪人形 .2 〖通例S -〗雪男 (Abominable Snowman ).

 

snowmobile

snow mo bile /snóʊməbìːl, -moʊ -/名詞 C スノーモービル, 雪上車 .

 

snowplow

sn ó w pl ò w ｟英 ｠-pl ò ugh 名詞 1 C (道路 鉄道などの )除雪車 .2 U 〘スキー 〙プルーク 〘板を八の字にしてすべること 〙.

 

snowshoe

sn ó w sh ò e 名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗スノーシュー, かんじき .動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (…を )スノーシューで歩く .

 

snowslide

sn ó w sl ì de -sl ì p ｟英 ｠名詞 C なだれ .

 

snowstorm

sn ó w st ò rm 名詞 C 吹雪 （ふぶき ）(→blizzard ).

 

snowsuit

sn ó w s ù it 名詞 C ｟米 ｠スノースーツ 〘子供用防寒服 〙.

 

snow-white

sn ò w-wh í te 形容詞 雪のように白い, 純白の .

 

snowy

snow y /snóʊi /→snow 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 雪の降る , 雪の多い ▸ on a snowy day 雪の降る日に ▸ a snowy winter 雪の多い冬 2 ｟文 ｠雪のように白い , 純白の ; 清浄な , 純潔の (pure ), 汚れのない ▸ snowy hair 白髪 3 雪に覆われた , 雪深い .～̀ é gret 〘鳥 〙ユキコサギ 〘米大陸の温暖地域産のシラサギ 〙.～̀ ó wl 〘鳥 〙シロフクロウ .sn ó w i ness 名詞