Snowflake

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Snowflake, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
     Population (2000):    4460
     Housing Units (2000): 1536
     Land area (2000):     30.807270 sq. miles (79.790459 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.052093 sq. miles (0.134919 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    30.859363 sq. miles (79.925378 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            67800
     Located within:       Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
     Location:             34.511187 N, 110.082974 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     85937
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Snowflake, AZ
      Snowflake