Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snowball"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snowball \Snow"ball`\, n.
1. A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or
anything resembling such a mass.
2. (Bot.) The Guelder-rose.
{Snowball tree} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snowball \Snow"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snowballed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Snowballing}.]
To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snowball \Snow"ball`\, v. i.
To throw snowballs.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snowball
n 1: plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers;
grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {sweet sand verbena},
{Abronia elliptica}]
2: ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate
sauce
3: ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
4: snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
v 1: increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
2: throw snowballs at
3: increase at a rapidly accelerating rate
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