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snow|drop /snoʊ drɒp/ (snowdrops ) N‑COUNT A snowdrop is a small white flower which appears in the early spring.

sno wed i n ADJ If you are snowed in , you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow. □  We may all be snowed in here together for days.

sno wed u n|der ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that you are snowed under , you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ with ] Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.

snow|fall /snoʊ fɔːl/ (snowfalls )

1 N‑UNCOUNT The snowfall in an area or country is the amount of snow that falls there during a particular period. □  The total rain and snowfall amounted to 50mm.

2 N‑COUNT A snowfall is a fall of snow.

snow|field /snoʊ fiːld/ (snowfields ) N‑COUNT A snowfield is a large area which is always covered in snow.

snow|flake /snoʊ fle I k/ (snowflakes ) N‑COUNT A snowflake is one of the soft, white bits of frozen water that fall as snow.

snow|man /snoʊ mæn/ (snowmen ) N‑COUNT A snowman is a large shape which is made out of snow, especially by children, and is supposed to look like a person.

snow|mobile /snoʊ məbiːl/ (snowmobiles ) N‑COUNT A snowmobile is a small vehicle built to move across snow and ice.

sno w pea (snow peas ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Snow peas are a type of pea whose pods are eaten as well as the peas inside them. [AM , AUSTRALIAN ] in BRIT, use mangetout

snow|plough /snoʊ plaʊ/ (snowploughs ) in AM, use snowplow N‑COUNT A snowplough is a vehicle which is used to push snow off roads or railway lines.

snow|shoe /snoʊ ʃuː/ (snowshoes ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Snowshoes are oval frames which have a strong net stretched across them and which you fasten to your feet so that you can walk on deep snow.

snow|storm /snoʊ stɔː ^r m/ (snowstorms ) N‑COUNT A snowstorm is a very heavy fall of snow, usually when there is also a strong wind blowing at the same time.

sno w-whi te ADJ Something that is snow-white is of a bright white colour. □  His hair was snow white like an old man's.

snowy /snoʊ i/ (snowier , snowiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] A snowy place is covered in snow. A snowy day is a day when a lot of snow has fallen. □  …the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains.

SnrSnr is the written abbreviation for senior . It is used after someone's name to distinguish them from a younger member of their family who has the same name. [mainly BRIT ] □  …Robert Trent Jones, Snr. in AM, use Sr.

snub /snʌ b/ (snubs , snubbing , snubbed )

1 VERB If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them. □ [V n] He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.

2 N‑COUNT If you snub someone, your behaviour or your remarks can be referred to as a snub . □  His decision not to attend the opening was seen as a snub to the club's hierarchy.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Someone who has a snub nose has a short nose which points slightly upwards.

snuck /snʌ k/ Snuck is a past tense and past participle of sneak in American English.

snuff /snʌ f/ (snuffs , snuffing , snuffed )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Snuff is powdered tobacco which people take by breathing it in quickly through their nose.

2 VERB If someone snuffs it , they die. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V it ] He thought he was about to snuff it.

▸  snuff out

1 PHRASAL VERB To snuff out something such as a disagreement means to stop it, usually in a forceful or sudden way. □ [V n P ] Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out. □ [V P n] The recent rebound in mortgage rates could snuff out the housing recovery.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you snuff out a small flame, you stop it burning, usually by using your fingers or by covering it with something for a few seconds. □ [V P n] Tenzin snuffed out the candle. [Also V n P ]