snows

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/snəʊz/
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/snəʊz/ · [snəʊ̯z] · /snoʊz/ · [snoʊ̯z]

Definition of snows

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (plural, plural-only)One or both regions of the Earth where it snows the year round; the Arctic and/or Antarctic.
    “To men legislating for the vast area betwixt the two oceans, betwixt the snows and the tropics, somewhat of the gravity and grandeur of nature will infuse itself into the code.”
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noun

  1. (plural, plural-only)One or both regions of the Earth where it snows the year round; the Arctic and/or Antarctic.
    “To men legislating for the vast area betwixt the two oceans, betwixt the snows and the tropics, somewhat of the gravity and grandeur of nature will infuse itself into the code.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, plural, plural-only)Clipping of snow tires.
    “You’d better be wearing your snows next week.”
    “74 VW dyke mobile, 75K miles. Immac in/out & great to drive. No rust! Includes roofrack, snows, manual.”
  3. (dated, plural, plural-only, poetic)A woman's pale-coloured breasts.
  4. (form-of, plural)plural of snow
    “The snows in Alaska are quite different from the snows here.”

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of snow

name

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of Snow

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Etymology

From snow + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals of nouns; and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

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