Snow vs Sun - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
* 1928 , , (The House at Pooh Corner) ,
(uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.
* 2008 , (Neal Asher), "Alien Archaeology"
(uncountable) A shade of the color white.
(uncountable) The area of frequency on a television which has no programmes broadcast in analogue sets, the image is created by the Electrical noise.
(uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
(countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.
(impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.
(colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.
(poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards.
(nautical) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted.
(Webster 1913)
The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary , Oxford University Press, 1998
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, title= (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
The light and warmth which is received from the sun.
* Shakespeare
Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.Webster's College Dictionary , Random House, 2001
* Bible, Psalms lxxiv. 11
* Eikon Basilike
(chiefly, literary) Sunrise or sunset.
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*:whilst many an hunger-starved poor creature pines in the street, wants clothes to cover him, labours hard all day long, runs, rides for a trifle, fights peradventure from sun' to ' sun , sick and ill, weary, full of pain and grief, is in great distress and sorrow of heart.
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To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2
, passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.}}
To warm or dry in the sunshine.
To be exposed to the sun.
To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
As a proper noun snow
is .snow
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(wikipedia snow)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) comes (etyl) (m).Noun
- The wind had dropped, and the snow , tired of rushing around in circles trying to catch itself up, now fluttered gently down until it found a place on which to rest.''
- Clad in a coldsuit Jael trudged through a thin layer of CO2 snow ...
- We have had several heavy snows this year.
Derived terms
* acid snow * apple snow * artificial snow * as pure as the driven snow, pure as the driven snow * as white as snow, white as snow * besnow * blowing snow * carbon dioxide snow * carbon dioxide snow cleaning * coco snow * cooking snow * corn snow * deadman snow anchor * drifting snow * driven snow * dry snow * evening-snow * firn snow * Florida snow * frost snow * glory-of-the-snow * granular snow * green snow * Hawaiian snow * lake-effect snow * laser snow * marine snow * mountain snow * new snow * old snow * onion snow * packing snow * pink snow * powder snow * red snow * sand snow * Sno-cat * Snomobile, snowmobile * SNOTEL * snow ablation * snow accumulation * snow advisory * snow algae * snow angel * snow-apple * snowball * snowbank * snow banner * (Snowbasin) * snow bear * snowbell * snow-belt, Snowbelt * snowberry * snowbiking * snow bird, snowbird * snowblade * snowblader * snowblading * snow-blanket * snow-blind, snowblind * snow blindness, snowblindness * snow-blink, snowblink * snow-blossom * snowblow * snowblower * snow board * snowboard * snowboarder * snowboarding * * SnowBMX * snowboot * snowbound * snowbow * Snow Bowl * snow box * snow brake * snowbreak * snow bridge * snow-broo, snow-bru * snow-broth * snowbrush * snow-bucking * snow bunny * snow bunting * snowburn * snow bush, snowbush * snow-camel * snow cannon * snowcap, snowcap * snow-capped, snow-capt * snow castle * snowcat * snow catch * snow cave * Snowcem, snowcem * snow chain * snow chukor * snow-clad * snow cleaning * snow climate * snowclone * snow cloud * snow cock, snowcock * snow coke * snow-cold * snow concrete * snow cone * snow conjunctivitis * snow course * snow cover * snow-covered * snow crab * snow-craft * snow cream * (Snow Creek Falls) * snow creep, snowcreep * (Snowcrest) * snowcrete * snow-cripple * snow-crowned * snow cruiser * snow-cruising * snow crust * snow crystal * snow day * snowdeck * snowdeep * snow density * snow depth * snow devil * snowdrift * snowdrop * snow-dropper * snow-dropping * snow ear, snow ear fungus * snow-eater * snow emergency * snow-eyes * snowfall * snow-fed * snow fence * snow fencing * snowfield * snow finch, snow-finch * snow-fire * snow-fish * snowflake * snow flea * snow fleck, snow-fleck, snowfleck, snowflick * snow-flight, snowflight * snow flood * snow flower, snowflower * snow fluke * snow flurry * snow fly * snowfolk * snow-foot * snow forest climate * snow fort * snow-fowl * snow fungus * snow garland * snow-gatherer * snow gauge * snow-gem * snow-generating level * snow geyser * snow globe * snow glory * snow gnat * snow-goggles * snow golf * snow goose * snow grains * snow grass * snow grave * snow groomer * snow-grouse * snow guard * snow gum * snow gun * snow-hammer * snow hedge * snow-hen * (Snow Hill) * snow-hole * snowhouse * snow-ice * snow-in-harvest * snow insect * snow-in-summer * snowish * (Snow Island) * snow job * snowkiting * (Snow Lake) * snow-lark * snow leopard * snowless * snow level * snow-like, snowlike * snow lily * snow-limit * snow line, snowline * snow load * snow lotus * snow machine, snowmachine * (The Snow Maiden) * snow-maker, snowmaker * snow-making, snowmaking * snowman * snow management * snowmanship * snow mat * snow-melt, snowmelt * snow-merchant * snow metamorphism * snow mist * snow mold, snow mould * snow monkey * SnowMoto * snow mound * (Snow Mountain) * snow mouse * snow mushroom * snow-on-the-mountain * snow orchid * snow-owl * snowpack * snow pallets * snow-panther * snow partridge * snow patch * snow pea * snow pear * snow pellets * snowperson * snow petrel * snow pheasant * snow pigeon * snow pile * snow pillow * snow plane * snow plant * snow plod * snow plough, snow-plough, snowplough, snowplow * snow plume * snow pudding * snow puff mushroom * snow quail * snowquake * snow quality * Snow Queen * snow queen * snow-raking * snow report * snowrider * snow ring * snow ripple * snow roller * snow rose * snow sample * snow sampler * snow scale * snowscape * snow scene * snow scooter * snow sculpture * snow seals * snow shed, snowshed * snow sheep * snow-sheet * (Snowshill) * snow shoe, snow-shoe, snowshoe * snow shower, snowshower * snowskating * snow-skiing * snow sky * snow-sleep * snowslide * snow-slip, snowslip * snow smoke * snow-snake, snow-snakes * snow-sparrow * snow-sports * snowspout * snow squall, snowsquall * snow stage * snow stake * snowstalker * snow-stone * snowstorm * snowsuit * snowsurfing * snow survey * SNOWTAM * snow-tan * snow-thrower * snow thunderstorm * snow-time * snow tire, snow tyre * (Snowtown) * snow trails * snow train * snow tremor * snow trillium * (Snowtrooper) * snow tube * snow tubing * (Snowville) * snow water, snow-water * snow weasel * snow-white * snow-wolf * snowwoman * snow-worm * snow-wreath * snowy * spring snow * sugar on snow * sugar on snow, sugar-on-snow * tapioca snow * thundersnow * visual snow * (a) walk in the snow * watermelon snow * water snow * wet snow * wild snow * yellow snowVerb
- It is snowing .
- It started to snow .
Derived terms
* oversnow * snowed * snow in * snowing * snow out * snow under * snow up * Snow WhiteReferences
* {{reference-book , title = Super/System: A course in power poker , author = Brunson, Doyle , publisher = B&G Publishing Company , year = 1978}}See also
* avalanche * blizzard * Cascade concrete * chionodoxa * firn * freezing rain * frost * graupel * hail * igloo * nieve penitente * nival * niveous * penitentes * quinzee, quinzhee * rain * sastruga, sastrugi, zastruga, zastrugi * skiing * sleet * slush * snizzle * yukigassen *Etymology 2
From (etyl) Snaue, or (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* (l), (l), (l), (l) 1000 English basic wordssun
English
Alternative forms
* (sense) (capitalized) SunProper noun
Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
Usage notes
* The Sun is traditionally regarded as masculine.Noun
(en noun)- Lambs that did frisk in the sun .
- For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
- I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity.
