A snowflake is one of the soft, white bits of frozen water that fall as snow.
snowflake in British English
(ˈsnəʊˌfleɪk)
noun
1.
one of the mass of small thin delicate arrangements of ice crystals that fall as snow
2.
any of various European amaryllidaceous plants of the genus Leucojum, such as L. vernum (spring snowflake), that have white nodding bell-shaped flowers
3. informal, derogatory
a person, esp a young person, viewed as lacking resilience and being excessively prone to taking offence
snowflake in American English
(ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk)
noun
1.
a single, feathery crystal of snow
2.
snow bunting
3.
any of a genus (Leucojum) of European bulbous plants of the lily family with drooping white flowers
Examples of 'snowflake' in a sentence
snowflake
It settles soft as snowflakes upon the surface of the picture.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Large snowflakes and fine drops of rain were swirling around.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
He plans to paint this on roads in the form of large snowflakes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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British English: snowflake /ˈsnəʊˌfleɪk/ NOUN
A snowflake is one of the soft, white bits of frozen water that fall as snow.