snow under

snow un·der

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh uhn-der]
- /snoʊ ˈʌn dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh uhn-der]
- /snoʊ ˈʌn dər/

Definitions of snow under words

noun snow under Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets. 1
noun snow under these flakes as forming a layer on the ground or other surface. 1
noun snow under the fall of these flakes or a storm during which these flakes fall. 1
noun snow under something resembling a layer of these flakes in whiteness, softness, or the like: the snow of fresh linen. 1
noun snow under Literary. white blossoms. the white color of snow. 1
noun snow under Slang. cocaine or heroin. 1

See all 13 definitions of snow under

Information block about the term

Origin of snow under

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English snāw; cognate with Dutch sneeuw, German Schnee, Old Norse snǣr, Gothic snaiws, Latin nix (genitive nivis), Greek níps (accusative nípha), OCS sněgŭ; (v.) Middle English snowen, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English snewen, Old English snīwan; cognate with Old High German snīwan (German schneien), Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snīen

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Snow under

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snow under

snow under popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

snow under usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for snow under

verb snow under

burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
dish it out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
dump on — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.

All 17 Synonyms of snow under