■ noun
1》 atmospheric water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer.
↘( ~s ) falls of ~.
2》 a mass of flickering white spots on a television or radar screen, caused by interference or a poor signal.
3》 informal cocaine.
■ verb
1》 ( it ~s , it is ~ing , etc.) ~ falls.
↘( be ~ed in/up ) be confined or blocked by a large quantity of ~.
2》 ( be ~ed under ) be overwhelmed with a large quantity of something, especially work.
3》 N. Amer. informal mislead or charm with elaborate and insincere words.
Derivatives
~ily adverb
~iness noun
~less adjective
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
OE snāw , of Gmc origin.