snowman
[snoh-man]
- a figure of a person made of packed snow.
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Origin of snowman
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Contemporary Examples
Who is Parson Brown, and why are these people making a snowman that looks like him?
The narrator is suggesting that they build a snowman that looks like a minister.
The dissolution of their relationship plays out in the achingly poignant duet "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
It'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
Trapped inside every snowman is a little boy just waiting to get out.
Historical Examples
Isobel began the story with the building of the snowman; Gyp took it up.
HighacresJane Abbott
You know you built the snowman and Jerry took the blame so's you could play basketball.
HighacresJane Abbott
"And I sent him away from our snowman on the same account," sighed Janet.
The Curlytops and Their PlaymatesHoward R. Garis
She was trying to make the snowman's face, and it was not easy work.
The Curlytops and Their PlaymatesHoward R. Garis
That snowman of yours, Jack, tackled the wrong fellow, don't you think so?
The Jumble BookDavid Cory
snowman
- a figure resembling a man, made of packed snow
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Word Origin and History for snowman
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