snowman

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snow·man

 (snō′măn′)
n.
A figure of a person made from packed snow, usually formed by piling large snowballs on top of each other.
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snowman

(ˈsnəʊˌmæn)
n, pl -men
a figure resembling a man, made of packed snow
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snow•man

(ˈsnoʊˌmæn)

n., pl. -men.
a figure of a person made out of packed snow.
[1820–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.snowman - a figure of a person made of packed snowsnowman - a figure of a person made of packed snow
figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
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Translations
sněhulák
snemand
آدم برفی
lumiukko
snjegović
hóember
snjókarl
雪だるま
눈사람
sniegavīrs
snögubbe
รูปปั้นมนุษย์หิมะ
người tuyết

snowman

[ˈsnəʊmæn] N (snowmen (pl)) → muñeco m de nieve
to build a snowmanhacer un muñeco de nieve
the abominable snowmanel abominable hombre de las nieves
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snowman

[ˈsnəʊmæn] nbonhomme m de neige
to build a snowman → faire un bonhomme de neige
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snowman

[ˈsnəʊˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) → pupazzo di neve
the abominable snowman → l'abominevole uomo delle nevi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

snowman

رَجُلَ الْثَلْج sněhulák snemand Schneemann χιονάνθρωπος muñeco de nieve lumiukko bonhomme de neige snjegović pupazzo di neve 雪だるま 눈사람 sneeuwpop snømann bałwan boneco de neve снеговик snögubbe รูปปั้นมนุษย์หิมะ kardan adam người tuyết 雪人
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