snowball

Noun · Verb
US[snoh-bawl]/ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/2 syllables
Synonyms: sweet sand verbenaAbronia elliptica

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)snowballs

  1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regionsSynonyms: sweet sand verbenaAbronia ellipticaType of sand verbena
  2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauceType of frozen dessert
  3. ball of crushed ice with fruit syrupType of frozen dessert
  4. snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)Type of ballMade of snow

Verb (2)snowballs, snowballed, snowballing

  1. increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rateMore general increase
  2. throw snowballs atMore general pelt, bombard
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Snow′ball′ noun

1. A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or anything resembling such a mass.

2. Botany The Guelder-rose.

3. Botany a shrub of the genus Viburnum, having large clusters of white flowers.

Snowball bush or Snowball tree Botany, the Guelder-rose. — a snowball's chance in hell, colloquial no chance; an infinitesimal chance.

Snow′ball′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Snowballed; present participle & verbal noun Snowballing.]

To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.

Snow′ball′ intransitive verb

1. To throw snowballs.

2. To increase in magnitude at an accelerating rate, achieving large proportions; — by analogy with a snowball rolling down a steep hill, causing a large snow slide.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, GCIDE editors

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