snowbear
snowbear noun: a figure of a bear made from snow in the style of a snowman.
Noun
snowbear (plural snowbears)
- A figure of a bear made from snow in the style of a snowman.
- In the library a little girl reads about Little Bear and her adventure with a snowball that grows from being tiny to very big. She and her friends build a snowbear and snowhouse and then watch them melt down to a tiny size.1995, Barbara Barstow, Judith Riggle, Beyond picture books: a guide to first readers, page 152
- “I think I'll just make a snowbear.” Betsy carefully kneeled down on the ground, making sure that her skirt was fanned out. She carefully piled the snow into a little mound.2002, Sheila Gayle Fleming, A Very Berra Holiday, page 7
Forms of snowbear
| plural | snowbears |
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Origin of snowbear
From snow + bear.
Questions about snowbear
- What does snowbear mean?
- Snowbear means a figure of a bear made from snow in the style of a snowman.
- What part of speech is snowbear?
- Snowbear is a noun.
- What is the plural of snowbear?
- The plural of snowbear is snowbears.
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