snowflake

5 definitions found

snowflake - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax nivalis syn.
         Plectrophanes nivalis) common, in winter, both in
         Europe and the United States, and often appearing in
         large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white,
         but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also
         snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and
         snowflight.
     (b) Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in
         winter time, especially Junco hyemalis in the Eastern
         United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See
         Junco.
     (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
         [1913 Webster]

  Snowflake \Snow"flake`\, n.
     1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) See Snowbird, 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Bot.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus
        Leucoium (Leucoium vernum, Leucoium aestivum, etc.)
        resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth
        leaves of equal size.
        [1913 Webster]

snowflake - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  snowflake
      n 1: a crystal of snow [syn: snowflake, flake]
      2: white Arctic bunting [syn: snow bunting, snowbird,
         snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis]

snowflake - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Snowflake, AZ (town, FIPS 67800)
    Location: 34.52198 N, 110.08420 W
    Population (1990): 3679 (1158 housing units)
    Area: 76.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 85937

snowflake - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "snowflake":
     avalanche, blizzard, crystal, driven snow, flake, flurry,
     granular snow, igloo, mantle of snow, mogul, slosh, slush, snow,
     snow banner, snow bed, snow blanket, snow blast, snow fence,
     snow flurry, snow roller, snow slush, snow squall, snow wreath,
     snow-crystal, snowball, snowbank, snowbridge, snowcap, snowdrift,
     snowfall, snowfield, snowland, snowman, snowscape, snowshed,
     snowslide, snowslip, snowstorm, wet snow