| 1. precipitation that falls as ice crystals; accumulation of frozen ice particles; snowstorm; white static on a television screen caused by poor signal reception; cocaine, heroin (Slang). fall as snow; fall like snow; cover with snow, block with snow; flatter, persuade with insincere talk (Slang). cocaine. snowsnow, n. [oe. snow, snaw, as. snāw; akin to d. sneeuw, os. & ohg. snēo, g. schnee, icel. sn?r, snjōr, snajār, sw. sn?, dan. snee, goth. snaiws, lith. snëgas, russ. snieg', ir. & gael. sneachd, w. nyf, l. nix, nivis, gr. acc. ni`fa, also as. snīwan to snow, g. schneien, ohg. snīwan, lith. snigti, l. ningit it snows, gr. ni`fei, zend snizh to snow; cf. skr. snih to be wet or sticky. ?172.] |
| 2. precipitation attenuation |
