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niyebe : snow (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: nieve: snow ]

Derivatives of niyebe


Glosses:
snow
n. (phenomenon)1. snow, snowfallprecipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.
~ downfall, precipitationthe falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist).
~ snow flurry, flurrya light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that).; "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
~ whiteoutan arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds.
~ flake, snowflakea crystal of snow.
n. (substance)2. snowa layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground.
~ snowballsnow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully).
~ layera relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another.
~ flake, snowflakea crystal of snow.
~ corn snowgranular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing.
~ crudheavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing.
n. (person)3. baron snow of leicester, c. p. snow, charles percy snow, snowEnglish writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980).
~ author, writerwrites (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay).
n. (artifact)4. blow, c, coke, nose candy, snowstreet names for cocaine.
~ cocain, cocainea narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive.
v. (weather)5. snowfall as snow.; "It was snowing all night"
~ come down, precipitate, fallfall from clouds.; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
v. (communication)6. bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snowconceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
~ deceive, lead astray, betraycause someone to believe an untruth.; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"