snows

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
  2. noun a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
  3. noun English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)

Etymology

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

Synonyms

snow, snowfall

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