Schnee — meaning in English

English meaning

• snow noun Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.
• snowy adj Covered in snow, or full of falling snow.
• static adj Not moving or changing; staying the same over time.
• white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

Schnee is used for these senses in English:

• snow (uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
• snow (originally, US, slang) Cocaine; also (less frequently) , heroin or morphine.
• snow (figurative) The moving pattern of random dots seen on a radar or television screen, etc., when no transmission signal is being received or when there is interference.
• snow (intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.
• snowy Marked by snow, characterized by snow.
• static (uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
• white (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

snow — full definition

1. noun Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather.
2. verb Used with "it" to describe snow falling from the sky.
3. verb To trick or mislead someone with flattery or confusing talk.

snowy — full definition

1. adj Covered in snow, or full of falling snow.
2. adj Pure white, like snow.

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