Snow Snəʊ Expected Noun Falling Heavily Year Beginning

• snow was falling heavily.
• we had snow in may this year.
• the snow was beginning to melt.
• heavy snow is expected tomorrow.

snow

1. small soft white pieces (called flakes) of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather; this substance when it is lying on the ground
• Snow was falling heavily.
• We had snow in May this year.
• The snow was beginning to melt.
• Heavy snow is expected tomorrow.
• Children were playing in the snow.
• She saw them trudging through the snow towards the house.
• We got over 100 inches of snow last winter.
• There was almost a foot of snow on the ground.
• 20 cm of snow were expected today.
• The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground).
• The snow and ice caused a number of traffic accidents.
• Last week's cold temperatures were accompanied by rain and snow.
• Her skin was as white as snow.

Extra Examples

• He grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Kate.
• I trudged through the snow and ice to the edge of town.
• Southern Europe rarely gets snow.
• The crisp snow crunched as we walked through it.
• The glacier provides skiers with year-round snow cover.
• The heaviest snow is coming down in Maine.
• The porch is currently covered in three feet of snow.
• The snow conditions were excellent.
• The steps were buried under the snow.
• There was a light dusting of snow on the ground.
• There were great big piles of snow on the road outside.
• They had to use artificial snow at the Winter Olympics.
2. an amount of snow that falls in one particular place or at one particular time
• the first snows of winter
• the snows of Everest
3. extremely clean, pure, etc.

Word 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.