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1snowball

noun snow·ball \ˈsnō-ˌbl\

: a ball of snow that someone makes usually for throwing

Full Definition of SNOWBALL

1
a :  a round mass of snow pressed or rolled together
b :  snow cone
2
:  any of several cultivated shrubby viburnums (genus Viburnum) with clusters of white sterile flowers —called also snowball bush
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First Known Use of SNOWBALL

15th century

Rhymes with SNOWBALL

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2snowball

verb

: to increase, grow, etc., at a faster and faster rate

Full Definition of SNOWBALL

intransitive verb
1
:  to engage in throwing snowballs
2
:  to increase, accumulate, expand, or multiply at a rapidly accelerating rate
transitive verb
1
:  to throw snowballs at
2
:  to cause to increase or multiply at a rapidly accelerating rate

First Known Use of SNOWBALL

1843
SNOWBALLS Defined for Kids

snowball

noun snow·ball \ˈsnō-ˌbl\

Definition of SNOWBALL for Kids

:  a round mass of snow pressed or rolled together

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