melting snow (noun)

  • 1snow|break — «SNOH BRAYK», noun. 1. a melting of snow; thaw. 2. a rush of loose or melting snow. 3. a narrow strip of forest or other barrier as a protection against snow …

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  • 2snow mold — noun or snow rot 1. a. : a disease of cereals caused by a fungus (Calonectria graminicola) and characterized by abundant superficial white mycelium when the snow melts b. : a similar disease especially of turf grasses caused by a fungus of the… …

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  • 3snow mosquito — noun : any of several mosquitoes of the far north especially of the genus Aedes with larvae that develop in the water from melting snow …

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  • 4snow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ fine, light ▪ The plants were covered in fine snow. ▪ deep ▪ …

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  • 5snow — 1 noun 1 (U) water frozen into soft white flakes (=pieces) that fall from the sky in cold weather and cover the ground: mountain peak covered with snow | roads blocked by deep snow | melting snow 2 (C) a period of time in which snow falls: one of …

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  • 6snow·melt — /ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/ noun [noncount] : water from melting snow that flows over the surface of the ground into streams and rivers …

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  • 7corn snow — noun granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing • Hypernyms: ↑snow * * * noun : granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing called also spring corn, spring snow * * * Skiing. snow in the form of small pellets or grains… …

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  • 8mudflow — noun Date: circa 1900 a moving mass of soil made fluid by rain or melting snow; also lahar …

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  • 9snowmelt — noun Date: circa 1927 runoff produced by melting snow …

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  • 10February fill-dike — noun A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water. Regarding the season, there is an old proverb worthy noticing: February fill dike, be it black or be it white …

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