lexis4u: Snow

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 064 v.4

snow 1 / snowfall |n| atmospheric water vapour frozen in to ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer.
"There had been a heavy snowfall and the cars were almost buried beneath the snow."
"We had a light snowfall last night."
snow 2 |n| a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground.
snow bank |n| a mound or heap of snow.
snow flurry |n| a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that).
"He had to close the window against the flurries."
blizzard |n| a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds.
"The blizzard struck the north-east yesterday, causing serious damage."
"The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain."
freeze |n| a period of very cold weather.
"The big freeze."
"The cold water had frozen the ground."
frost |n| ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside).
"The windscreen is covered with frost."
"There was a heavy frost last night."
hail |n| precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.
"There will be widespread showers of rain, hail and sleet."
"Hail and show are causing treacherous driving conditions, and motorists are warned to drive slowly."
hailstone |n| small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm.
"We struggled up the hill in a wind full of dust and hailstones."
ice |n| water frozen in the solid state.
"The lake was covered with a sheet of ice."
"People were skating on the ice."
"Ice had formed in the pond."
melt |v| to turn from something solid into something liquid, or to cause something to do this.
"The snow usually melts by mid March."
sleet |n| partially melted snow for a mixture of rain and snow.
"If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet."
slush |n| partially melted snow.
"The snow ha turned to slush"
"There was dirty brown slush all over the roads and pavements."