Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Abounding in or covered with snow.
- adjective Subject to snow.
- adjective Resembling or suggesting snow, especially in whiteness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Abounding with snow; covered with snow.
- White like snow; niveous.
- White; pure; spotless; unblemished.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective White like snow.
- adjective Abounding with snow; covered with snow.
- adjective Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.
- adjective (Zoöl.) a white heron, or egret (
Ardea candidissima ), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chile; -- called alsoplume bird . - adjective (Zoöl.) the collared lemming (
Cuniculus torquatus ), which turns white in winter. - adjective (Zoöl.) a large arctic owl (
Nyctea Scandiaca , orN. 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 alsowhite owl . - adjective (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Covered with
snow . - adjective Resembling snow.
- adjective When snow is falling.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of the white color of snow
- adjective covered with snow
- adjective marked by the presence of snow
Etymologies
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Examples
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When hunting with a rifle in snowy weather, place a piece of electrical tape over the muzzle.
Protect your muzzle 2009
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And when the Housewives whispered about "rumors" regarding the Salahis, it was actually transpiring in snowy December, after the White House incident -- and after the media stories that revealed their financial morass -- none of which had happened yet in the show's murky chronology.
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Back off from tailgating, especially in snowy, wet, slippery conditions.
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Many of you out there are in snowy places right now, but perhaps none so beautiful as these spectacular ice caves (if you are in an ice cave or something like, I stand corrected!)
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Moss and linebackers Derrick Burgess, Gary Guyton and Adalius Thomas were sent home after arriving late for an 8 a.m. meeting in snowy conditions.
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As the cold weather hits, people in snowy climes should consider winter tires.
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The fact that it all happened in snowy futuristic Moscow genuinely surprised me, and as a Russian, I'd love it if they kept it this way. edcedc8 me too, but expect chicago. ben
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My grandmother died in snowy Utah last year too, and I still miss her.
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So can I now show you my failed queries binders form my short story collection about growing up playing D&D with an alcohophile sport jock father and a esoteric bipolar mom in snowy Montreal?
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It was a memorable day regardless in snowy and cold Happy Valley.
USATODAY.com 2008
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