Collocations for snow - noun
ADJECTIVE
heavy,
thick
fine, light
The plants were covered in fine snow.
fine, light
The plants were covered in fine snow.
deep
wet
compacted, crisp, frozen, hard, icy, packed
The crisp snow crunched as we walked through it.
The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.
wet
compacted, crisp, frozen, hard, icy, packed
The crisp snow crunched as we walked through it.
The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.
powder,
powdery,
slushy,
soft
drifting, driving, falling, swirling
They struggled on through the driving snow.
drifting, driving, falling, swirling
They struggled on through the driving snow.
melted,
melting
fresh, freshly fallen, new, newly fallen
first
the first snow of winter
fresh, freshly fallen, new, newly fallen
first
the first snow of winter
spring,
winter
artificial, fake
They had to use artificial snow at the Winter Olympics.
artificial, fake
They had to use artificial snow at the Winter Olympics.
dirty
… OF SNOW
flake
fall (esp. BrE), flurry
patch
dusting
There was a light dusting of snow on the ground.
fall (esp. BrE), flurry
patch
dusting
There was a light dusting of snow on the ground.
blanket,
carpet,
layer
pile
There were great big piles of snow on the road outside.
pile
There were great big piles of snow on the road outside.
foot,
inch
The porch is currently covered in three feet of snow.
Three inches of snow had fallen.
The porch is currently covered in three feet of snow.
Three inches of snow had fallen.
handful
He grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Kate.
He grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Kate.
VERB + snow
be covered in
The car was completely covered in snow.
The car was completely covered in snow.
blow (AmE),
clear (esp. BrE),
plough/plow (esp. AmE),
shovel (esp. AmE),
sweep
She cleared the snow from the path.
She cleared the snow from the path.
melt
The sun came out and melted all the snow.
The sun came out and melted all the snow.
expect
We're expecting snow over the next few days.
We're expecting snow over the next few days.
get,
have
Southern Europe rarely gets snow.
Southern Europe rarely gets snow.
struggle through,
trudge through,
walk through
I trudged through the snow and ice to the edge of town.
I trudged through the snow and ice to the edge of town.
snow + VERB
cover sth,
lie,
pile,
pile up,
settle
Snow covered everything from horizon to horizon.
Snow had piled up against the walls of the house.
It was too warm for the snow to settle.
Snow covered everything from horizon to horizon.
Snow had piled up against the walls of the house.
It was too warm for the snow to settle.
come down,
drift,
drive,
fall,
swirl
The heaviest snow is coming down in Maine.
The heaviest snow is coming down in Maine.
melt,
thaw
snow + NOUN
flurry,
shower,
storm
(usually snowstorm)
conditions
The snow conditions were excellent.
conditions
The snow conditions were excellent.
fall
(usually snowfall)
a heavy snowfall
a light snowfall
an area of low snowfall
a heavy snowfall
a light snowfall
an area of low snowfall
cover
The glacier provides skiers with year-round snow cover.
The glacier provides skiers with year-round snow cover.
line
(usually snowline)
animals that live above the snowline
animals that live above the snowline
bank,
drift
(usually snowdrift)
He got his car stuck in a snowdrift.
He got his car stuck in a snowdrift.
field
(usually snowfield)
slide (usually snowslide) (avalanche in BrE)
day (AmE)
Growing up in New York, I had my share of snow days.
slide (usually snowslide) (avalanche in BrE)
day (AmE)
Growing up in New York, I had my share of snow days.
blower (usually snowblower),
plough/plow (usually snowplough/snowplow),
shovel
cannon (BrE), gun
blindness
chains, tyre/tire
shoe (usually snowshoe)
globe
She bought a plastic snow globe with the Eiffel Tower inside.
cannon (BrE), gun
blindness
chains, tyre/tire
shoe (usually snowshoe)
globe
She bought a plastic snow globe with the Eiffel Tower inside.
PREPOSITION
across the snow
We walked across the snow to the road.
We walked across the snow to the road.
in snow,
into snow
The children are playing in the snow.
The children are playing in the snow.
through snow
We struggled through the deep snow back to the chalet.
We struggled through the deep snow back to the chalet.
under snow
The steps were buried under the snow.
The steps were buried under the snow.