Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snow day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
snow -day
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow.

noun

A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow.

noun

A day set aside on a school calendar in certain climates, assuming a closure will occur during a given time period.

American usage

noun

A day on which a fall of snow is observed.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snow, day.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snow days (plural)

Phrases

white Christmas white Easter

Frequently Paired Words

white Christmas white Easter heat day

Questions

What does snow day mean?
A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow.

How to pronounce snow day

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