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winter | snow |

As proper nouns the difference between winter and snow

is that winter is (a common germanic one) while snow is .

winter

English

(wikipedia winter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December 23 to March 20 in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year= a1420 , year_published= 1894 , author= The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056 , by= (Lanfranc of Milan) , title= Lanfranc's "Science of cirurgie." , url= http://books.google.com/books?id=6XktAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA63 , original= , chapter= Wounds complicated by the Dislocation of a Bone , section= , isbn= 1163911380 , edition= , publisher= K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co , location= London , editor= Robert von Fleischhacker , volume= , page= 63 , passage= Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir , & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.}}
  • * Shakespeare
    • And after summer evermore succeeds / Barren winter , with his wrathful nipping cold.
  • (figuratively) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
  • * Wordsworth
    • Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.

    Usage notes

    (season name spelling)

    Derived terms

    * AI winter * (Arctic Winter Games) * atomic winter * Austrian winter pea * beady-legged winter horse tick * bewinter * blackberry winter * blackthorn winter * buy straw hats in winter * Chinese winter squash * dogwood winter * early winter cress * East Indian winter jet * (Father Winter) * (Fell Winter) * Fimbulwinter * forwintered * General winter * impact winter * in-winter * Kondratiev winter * (Long Winter) * love-in-winter * Madeira winter cherry * meteorological winter * mid-winter, midwinter * nuclear winter * (Old Man Winter) * (Operation Dark Winter) * out-winter, outwinter * overwinter * rere-winter * Russian winter * Soviet winter * Spencer's winter vomiting * summer and winter * twinter * unwinter * volcanic winter * (Western Winter Blast) * wild winterpea * winter aconite * winterage, winteridge * winter and winter * winter annual * winter apple * winter barley * winter-beaten * winter berry, winterberry * winter bloom, winter-bloom * winter break * winter bud * winter bunting * winter carnival * winter cherry * Winter Circle * winter city * winter-clad * winter-close * winter clover * winter cluster * (Winter Coast) * winter coat * winter corn * winter cough * winter count * winter country * winter-crack * winter cress, wintercress * winter crookneck, winter crookneck squash * winter crop * winter currant * winter daffodil * winter depression * winter duck * winter dysentery * winter eczema * wintered * (Winter-een-mas) * winter egg * winter falcon * winter fallow * winter fat * winter-feed, winterfeed * winter fern * Winterfest * winter fever * winter finch * winter flounder * winter-flower * winter flowering cherry * (Winterfresh) * Winter Games * winter garden * winter gillyflower * winter gnat * winter grape * winter greens * winter-ground * winter guard * winter gull, winter-gull * winter-hained * (Winter Harbor), (Winter Harbour) * winter-hardy, winterhardy * (Winterhaven), (Winter Haven) * winter hawk * winter hazel * winter heath * winter heliotrope * winter hellebore * winter hemp * Winter Hexagon * (Winter Hill) * winter holidays * winter-house * winter ice * winterim * winterise, winterize * winterish * (Winter Island) * winter itch * winter jasmine * winter-killed * (Winter King) * winterless * (Winter Line) * winterling * winter lodge, winter lodgment * winter-long * winter-love * Winterlude * (Winter Magic Festival) * winter marjoram * winter melon, winter melon vine * winter mew, winter-mew * winter midge * winter monsoon * winter moth * winter mushroom * winter oats * (Winter of Discontent) * winter oil * winter-old * Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics * winter ova * winter packet * (Winter Palace) * (Winter Park) * winter peach * winter pear * winter-pick * winter-piece * winter-pride * winter-pround * winter purslane * winter quarters * (Winter Queen) * winter queening * winter range * winter rape * winter redbird * winter-rig * winter road * winter rocket * winter rose * winter rules * winter-run fish * winter rye * winters * winter savory * winter scours * winter shad, winter-shad * winter sheldrake * winter sleep * winter sleeper * winter snipe * winter solstice * wintersome * winter sport * (Winter Springs) * winter squash * winter-stall * winter storm * winter story * (Winterstown) * winter strawberry * (Wintersville) * winter sweet, winter-sweet, wintersweet * winter sweet marjoram * winter tale * winter teal * winter-thorn * winter tick * winter-tide, wintertide * winter-time, wintertime * winter tire, winter tyre * Winter Triangle * winter urn * winter vacation * Winterval * (Winterville) * winter visitor * winter vomiting disease * winter wagtail * (Winter War) * winterward, winterwards * winter warfare * winter wash * winter weather advisory * winter-weed, winterweed * winter-weight, winterweight * winter wheat * (Winter White House) * winter white Russian hamster * winter wicket * winter woolies, winter woollies * winter worm * winter worm summer grass * winter wren * wintrous

    Related terms

    * Canella winterana * Drimys winteri * Hildewintera * Pseudowintera * (Villa Winter) * Wintera * Winteraceae * Winterales * winteran * winterbourne * wintergreen * Winteria * winterly * Winterocereus * Winteroideae * Winter's bark, winter's bark * Winter's cinnamon * Winter's syndrome * wintery, wintry

    See also

    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spend the winter (in a particular place).
    • ''When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida.
  • To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

    • Derived terms

    * Wintered Over Device * winterer * wintering

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    snow

    English

    (wikipedia snow)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) comes (etyl) (m).

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
  • * 1928 , , (The House at Pooh Corner) ,
    • 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.''
  • (uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.
  • * 2008 , (Neal Asher), "Alien Archaeology"
    • Clad in a coldsuit Jael trudged through a thin layer of CO2 snow ...
  • (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.
    • 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 snow

    Verb

  • (impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.
    • It is snowing .
    It started to snow .
  • (colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.
  • (poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards.
    • Derived terms
    * oversnow * snowed * snow in * snowing * snow out * snow under * snow up * Snow White
    References
    * {{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)
  • (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)

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l), (l) 1000 English basic words