'Snowflake' definitions:
Definition of 'Snowflake'
From: 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]
Definition of 'snowflake'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'snowflake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Snowflake, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.