snowflake
noun
one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
snowflakes
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pluralof snowflake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Planets form from the bottom up, by sticking small-scale planetesimals together. But forming a planet at the edge of the instability zone would be like trying to stick snowflakes together in a hurricane," he said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Not to be a bummer, but come summer, you might just find yourself missing the snowflakes.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
Thick snowflakes confetti the lorries and pedestrians arriving at this remote mountain pass.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Like snowflakes, every stock market bubble is unique.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
In dim shafts of light from the windows of the house I saw snowflakes and the threadlike white sporecases of the trees falling softly together onto the dark water.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
