snow noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky:
The ground was covered with deep snow.
Snow began to fall.
snowflakes noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky:
The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain:
The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
slush noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet:
I made my way through the dirty slush.
blizzard noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind:
We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
frost noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold:
Frost can kill delicate plants.
hail/hailstones noun [U, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice:
Hail bounced on the tiled roof.
He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow:
Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?

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