snowman
a figure of a person made of packed snow.
Slang.
the numeral eight: They retired Ripken’s number in 2001, so no Oriole will again wear that snowman on his back.
Golf. a score of eight strokes on any individual hole: I blew it on the ninth hole—still can’t believe I made the dreaded snowman.
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How to use snowman in a sentence
It’s all about Santa Claus hanging out on the beach in shades or snowmen melting in the summer sun.
The surprising past, unlikely present, and uncertain future of Christmas in July | Emily VanDerWerff | July 23, 2021 | VoxIn the winter I made a big snowman, and we had a big snowball fight.
'A Year Full of Emotions.' What Kids Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic | Allison Singer | June 12, 2021 | TimeThe end result was a somewhat bizarre and silly-looking snowman, made of three oddly-shaped spherical balls.
Meet Assembloids, Mini Human Brains With Muscles Attached | Shelly Fan | January 12, 2021 | Singularity HubIt became clear that the object was not a snowman so much as two pancakes stuck together at their edge.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Corey S. Powell | August 26, 2020 | NautilusIn the initial spacecraft images, Arrokoth seemed to resemble a 22-mile-tall snowman, with a smaller ball jammed onto a second, larger one.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Corey S. Powell | August 26, 2020 | Nautilus
Who is Parson Brown, and why are these people making a snowman that looks like him?
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe narrator is suggesting that they build a snowman that looks like a minister.
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe dissolution of their relationship plays out in the achingly poignant duet "Do You Want to Build a snowman?"
‘Frozen’ Is the Best Disney Film Since ‘The Lion King’ | Kevin Fallon | November 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's a hooter you'd only be delighted with if you were a snowman.
Kate's First Official Portrait: Will Artist be Sent To Tower for Hideous Picture? | Tom Sykes | January 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTrapped inside every snowman is a little boy just waiting to get out.
Coca –Cola, M&M’s, & More Classic Holiday Commercials (VIDEO) | Brittany Jones-Cooper | December 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Mun Bun had first announced, he looked like a snowman, only his face was grayish-black.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's | Laura Lee HopePressing his face close to the glass of one of the outer doors, Mun Bun stared down at the "black snowman" on the step.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's | Laura Lee HopeGrimly the lanterns burned in the eyes and mouth of the snowman—welcome!
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11 | Friedrich Spielhagen"You go over and help sister make a snowman," he added, for this is what Jan and the other two girls were trying to do.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates | Howard R. GarisJust as a snowman made by children melts in the warm sun of March, so the fierce old North Wind began to thaw!
American Indian Fairy Tales | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for snowman
/ (ˈsnəʊˌmæn) /
a figure resembling a man, made of packed snow
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