noun
Meaning 1
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
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noun
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
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noun
Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
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noun
The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
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noun
Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
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Usage: derogatory, slang
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noun
Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
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Usage: derogatory, slang
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Synonyms: special snowflake
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noun
A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
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Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
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Something that is unique in every presentation.
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A Caucasian person.
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Usage: derogatory, slang, usually
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Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)
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Usage: historical
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verb
To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
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verb
To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema.
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Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
white Arctic bunting
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Synonyms: snow bunting, snowbird, Plectrophenax nivalis
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Broader terms: bunting
noun
a crystal of snow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flake
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Broader terms: crystal
History
From snow + flake. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), Dutch sneeuwvlok, Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, German Schneeflocke.
Across languages
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