snow — frozen white flakes of water that fall from clouds
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: frozen white flakes of water that fall from clouds
Pronunciation (IPA): /snoʊ/
Example Sentences
- My cat thinks snow is just cold confetti from the sky.
- The weather forecast says it will snow tomorrow.
- Building a snowman is harder than it looks on Instagram.
snow
NOUN[/snoʊ/]
frozen white flakes of water that fall from clouds
Children catch snow falling from winter clouds on their tongues
Through the snow, now I know how small dreams grow!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'snāw', which originated from a common Germanic root shared across the language family. Cognate forms include German 'Schnee' and Dutch 'sneeuw', all tracing to Proto-Germanic origins.
Breakdown
The word is a simple root noun with no productive morphological components; 'snāw' (Old English) → 'snow' (Middle English) represents regular phonetic evolution within Germanic languages, where the long vowel was preserved and spelling conventions shifted.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat thinks snow is just cold confetti from the sky.”
“The weather forecast says it will snow tomorrow.”
“Building a snowman is harder than it looks on Instagram.”
“The first snow of winter always makes me excited.”
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