snowman

/'snoumən/

Thân thiện

A child builds a snowman in the front yard.

Definition

Noun: A figure resembling a human, constructed by shaping and packing snow. Typically, it consists of large snowballs stacked vertically to form a body and head, and is often decorated with items like stones, coal, or carrots to create facial features and buttons.

Usage

The word "snowman" is used to refer to the specific snow sculpture itself. It is a countable noun. * Children built a snowman in the backyard after the blizzard. * The classic snowman has a carrot for a nose. * We made three snowmen for the winter festival.

Advanced Usage

• "To build/construct/make a snowman": The standard collocation for the act of creating one.
  • The first thing they wanted to do after the snowfall was to build a snowman.
• "Melting snowman": Often used metaphorically to describe something that is disappearing or deteriorating quickly.
  • His resolve to diet was like a snowman in the sun.

Variants and Related Words

• Snowwoman (n): A less common term for a snow sculpture made to resemble a female figure.
• Snow sculpture (n): A broader term for any artistic form carved from snow, which can include snowmen, animals, or abstract shapes.
• Snowball (n): A ball of packed snow; the primary component used to build a snowman.

Synonyms

• Snow figure (n): A more general term for a shape made from snow.
• Frosty (n): An informal or poetic synonym, popularized by the song "Frosty the Snowman."

Idioms and Phrases

• "Abominable Snowman": A mythical, ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains; also known as the Yeti. This is a distinct, fixed phrase and not a description of a snow sculpture.
  • Legends of the Abominable Snowman have fascinated explorers for decades.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a figure of a person made of packed snow