snow
noun
precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
snows
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present tense formof snow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"It's like when the first snows come. It's a tenderness, but there's a rawness to it as well."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the spring of 2023, as epic winter snows melted, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
When it snows, for example, the city plows the streets, but property owners sometimes must clear the sidewalks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Because I go into the fields of Nebraska, the mountains of Colorado and the snows of Alaska, I have to be practical, usable, reachable,” she told the Los Angeles Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Bulging tongues of ice had broken doors off their hinges, and through their splintered jambs I could see evidence of a raid: kicked- over furniture, drawers torn open, snows of paper on the floor.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
