Collins English-English Dictionary

snow [snəυ]

1. 1. n precipitation from clouds in the form of flakes of ice crystals formed in the upper atmosphere

2. 2. n a layer of snowflakes on the ground

3. 3. n a fall of such precipitation

4. 4. n anything resembling snow in whiteness, softness, etc

5. 5. n the random pattern of white spots on a television or radar screen, produced by noise in the receiver and occurring when the signal is weak or absent

6. 6. n [slang] cocaine

7. 7. n See carbon dioxide snow

8. 8. vi. [intr; with it as subject] to be the case that snow is falling

9. 9. vt. [tr; usually passive, foll by over, under, in, or up] to cover or confine with a heavy fall of snow

10. 10. vt. [often with it as subject] to fall or cause to fall as or like snow

11. 11. vt. [tr] [US and Canadian] [slang] to deceive or overwhelm with elaborate often insincere talk - See snow job

12. 12. vt. [Etymology] Old English snaw; related to Old Norse snjor, Gothic snaiws, Old High German sneo, Greek nipha