snowflake
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- noun
- /ˈsnoʊfleɪk/
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copo de nieve
- The artist captured the beauty of a snowflake's intricate design in her latest painting.
- falling snowflakes
- photograph snowflakes
- star and snowflake
This is my favorite metaphor for it, that all snowflakes are crystallized water.
- This is my favorite metaphor for it, that all snowflakes are crystallized water.
- And so he noticed, he started thinking about the snowflakes landing on his arm.
- It snows and deposits that water as snowflakes.
- Suddenly the snowflakes that fall have a meaning.
- like glare caused by snowflakes splashing into hot watering eyes.
- Cool, learn about it or don't make nice pretty snowflake pictures with your topology.
- Hi, what do snowflakes and cell phones have in common?
- What is better than like kind of a sweater cardigan print snowflake glitter pink situation?
- So you can see these have a more sort of snowflake, kind of, you know, that fake snowflake.
- It's got ho, ho, ho Christmas trees, ball ball snowflakes.
Examples
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As he looked up at her, snowflakes caught on his eyelashes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Suddenly the snowflakes that fall have a meaning.
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I mean, how does one side of the snowflake know what the other side is doing?
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But one snowflake is probably the best.
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Benjamin, do you see the snowflakes coming down?
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I am a fluffy white snowflake riding the icy north winds, floating gently to the ground.
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Just as the first snowflakes went unnoticed, unheeded, other signs were also ignored.
Fiction book (1996) -
Close your eyes and think of snowflakes, and moonbeams, and whiskers on kittens.
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Each snowflake that fell from the sky was unique, with delicate patterns that amazed everyone.
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We caught a snowflake on our tongues as we played in the winter wonderland.
Synonyms
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A small thin flat piece that breaks off from something larger like snow or paint
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A small piece of frozen water that forms in clouds, snow, or frost
Idioms
Compounds
A European plant with narrow leaves and clusters of small white star-shaped flowers
- Offensive
A way of thinking that makes you get upset when people criticize you and think you are special
- Offensive
Believing you are unique and should get extra attention from others
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Morphology
Etymology
Snowflake comes from snow + flake, where flake means a 'small, thin piece'. So a snowflake is a tiny, delicate piece of snow, often with its own beautiful pattern.