snow

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] 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. * Children were playing in the snow. * 20 cm of snow was / were expected today. * The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground). * Her skin was as white as snow. 2 (snows) [pl.] (literary) an amount of snow that falls in one particular place or at one particular time: the first snows of winter * the snows of Everest IDIOMS as clean, pure, etc. as the driven snow extremely clean, pure, etc. verb 1 [V] when it snows, snow falls from the sky: It's been snowing heavily all day. * It snowed for three days without stopping. 2 [VN] (AmE, informal) to impress sb a lot by the things you say, especially if these are not true or not sincere: He really snowed me with all his talk of buying a Porsche. IDIOMS be snowed in / up to be unable to leave a place because of heavy snow: We were snowed in for two days. be snowed under (with sth) to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with: I'd love to come but I'm completely snowed under at the moment. be snowed up (especially of a road) to be blocked with snow