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avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. [1/2 definitions] |
blanket |
a layer of something, such as snow, clouds, or flowers, that covers a thing or area. [1/3 definitions] |
drift |
a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow. [1/5 definitions] |
element |
(plural) When we talk about "the elements," we are talking about the weather. Rain, snow, and wind are some of the elements. [1/4 definitions] |
even |
When something is even with something else, the two things are at the same level or height. When snow is even with the top of your boots, the snow is at the same height as your boots. [1/11 definitions] |
fair1 |
free from rain, snow, and storms; clear. [1/7 definitions] |
field |
A field is any large, open area. A field of snow is a large open area covered with snow. [1/5 definitions] |
flake |
A flake is a small, thin, and often flat piece of something, or a thing like this made up of tiny bits. Flakes are usually very light in weight. We say that snow falls in flakes. Small bits of grain can be baked together to become cereal flakes that people eat for breakfast. [1/3 definitions] |
flurry |
a light fall of snow that ends quickly. [1/2 definitions] |
fresh |
When something is fresh, it is new or like it is new. It has just been made. When snow is fresh, it has just fallen. [1/7 definitions] |
from |
When you go from home to school, it means that home is the place where you start when you go to school. If it snows from December to March, then December is when the snow starts. [1/5 definitions] |
glacier |
a large mass of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and very slowly moving down a slope or across land. |
igloo |
a hut, shaped like a dome and made of blocks of ice or hard snow. Igloos are a traditional type of home made by certain groups of people who live in the Arctic regions of the world. |
mountain |
A mountain is a very high piece of land. A mountain goes up much higher than a hill, and it hard for most people to climb. Low mountains are often covered with forest. Higher mountains are all rock at the top. Sometimes a mountain is so high that it always has snow on the top. [1/2 definitions] |
musk ox |
a large mammal with long, dark fur and wide horns. Musk oxen live in the northern regions of North America and Greenland. They have wide hooves for walking on snow. Musk oxen are closely related to cattle. |
overshoe |
a rubber or plastic boot worn over other shoes in order to protect them from water or snow. |
pack1 |
When you pack something, like snow, you press it together so that it makes a thick or solid mass. [1/13 definitions] |
participle |
A participle is a certain form of a verb. Words like "broken," "fallen," and "begun" are participles, and so are "breaking," "falling," and "beginning." The first set of participles can be used in sentences with the verb "have," as in "The water has begun to boil." The second set of participles can be used with a form of the verb "be," as in "The play is beginning." The first set of participles are called "past participles," and the second set are called "present participles." Sometimes these types of words can also be used alone as adjectives, for example, when we say "the broken lamp" or the "falling snow." Past participles are also used in sentences like "The leaves were blown away by the wind," "The money was hidden under a rock," and "The songs were sung too fast." |
plow |
any similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow. [1/5 definitions] |
possibility |
A possibility is a chance that something will happen. If there is a possibility of snow it means that it might snow. If there is no possibility of snow, it means there is no chance that it will snow. |
precipitate |
to change from water vapor and fall to the ground as rain, snow, or sleet. [1/2 definitions] |
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