Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snows

/snoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: snows
IPA: /snoʊz/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One or both regions of the Earth where it snows the year round; the Arctic and/or Antarctic.

noun

Clipping of snow tires.

Informal

noun

A woman's pale-coloured breasts.

Dated

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of snow

name

Example Sentences

"To men legislating for the vast area betwixt the two oceans, betwixt the snows and the tropics, somewhat of the gravity and grandeur of nature will infuse itself into the code."
"You’d better be wearing your snows next week."
"74 VW dyke mobile, 75K miles. Immac in/out & great to drive. No rust! Includes roofrack, snows, manual."
"The snows in Alaska are quite different from the snows here."

Etymology

From snow + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals of nouns; and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: snow
Suffix: -s

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /snoʊz/
British English: /snəʊz/

Usage

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce snows?: The recorded pronunciation is /snoʊz/.
What does snows mean?: One or both regions of the Earth where it snows the year round; the Arctic and/or Antarctic.
Where does snows come from?: From snow + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals of nouns; and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

How to pronounce snows

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