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SNOHM-an/ˈsnəʊmæn/

A snowman is a figure of a person made of balls of snow, often with a carrot nose and a hat. Countable: a snowman, snowmen (irregular plural). Write one word: snowman. A scarecrow is straw, not snow; a statue is stone. Mix-up: snow + man as two words in a weather list.

Meaning

A figure of a person made of snow, often with a carrot nose.

Examples

• “They built a snowman in the garden.”
• “The snowman melted in the sun.”
• “Use two sticks for the snowman's arms.”

Good to know

a snowman / snowmen (one word). Contrast: scarecrow (straw), statue (stone). Plural: -men.

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