n. | 1. | A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or anything resembling such a mass. | ||||||
2. | (Bot.) The Guelder-rose. | |||||||
3. | (Bot.) a shrub of the genus Viburnum, having large clusters of white flowers.
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v. t. | 1. | To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at. | ||||||
v. i. | 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. |
Noun | 1. | snowball - plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions Synonyms: Abronia elliptica, sweet sand verbena |
2. | snowball - ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce | |
3. | snowball - ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup | |
4. | snowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully) | |
Verb | 1. | snowball - increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate |
2. | snowball - throw snowballs at |