soft white ice crystals that fall from the sky in cold weather and often cover the ground
The children built a huge snowman in the front yard.
Fresh snow sparkled under the streetlights at dawn.
✦ Old English “snāw”, from Proto-Germanic “*snaiwaz”, related to German “Schnee” and Dutch “sneeuw”.
(of the weather) to send down snowflakes from the sky
It rarely snows in this desert city.
If it snows tonight, school will be closed tomorrow.
✦ Verb use is from Old English “snīwan”, derived from the noun “snāw”.
