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What is the difference between snowball and snow?

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Snowball is a derived term of snow.


As nouns the difference between snowball and snow

is that snowball is a ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter while snow is (uncountable) the frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.

As verbs the difference between snowball and snow

is that snowball is to rapidly grow out of proportion or control while snow is (impersonal) to have snow fall from the sky.

snowball

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.
  • A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.
  • (figuratively) Something that snowballs (grows rapidly out of control).
  • * 2005 , Eldad Ben-Yosef, The Evolution of the US Airline Industry
  • Representatives of the small airlines that felt betrayed by Brown's policy started a political snowball rolling, resulting in the Airmail Act of 1934...
  • A sex act involving passing ejaculated semen from one person's mouth to another's.
  • (US) A type of ice dessert.
  • A type of cake.
  • Derived terms

    * a snowball’s chance]], a , a [[snowball's chance in hell, snowball’s chance in hell * besnowball * cast snowballs * Chinese snowball * New York snowball * snowball bush * snowball cactus * Snowball Earth hypothesis * snowball effect * snowball fight * snowball hammer * snowball marches * snowball opacity * snowball prime * snowball sampling * snowball tree

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To rapidly grow out of proportion or control.
  • The high unemployment rates quickly snowballed into a major budget problem for the government.
  • To play at throwing snowballs.
  • To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.
  • (sexual slang ) To receive a man's ejaculate in one's mouth, and then to pass it back and forth between one's mouth and his.
  • Derived terms

    * snowballing

    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