English-Thai Dictionary

snowball

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

snowball

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