snowdrift – a bank of deep snow formed by the wind.
- The road was blocked by snowdrifts blown by the strong winds.
sleet – a mixture of rain and snow.
- The sleet made the pavements slippery and it was difficult not to fall over.
slush – partly melted snow
- As the temperature rose slightly, the glistening white snow turned to mucky slush.
Weather Vocabulary Pronunciation
Weather Vocabulary Set 4: Cold weather
below freezing – below zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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- I put on a thick coat, gloves, hat and a scarf before going outside as it was
well below freezing.
ice – very cold water in a solid state; you only see it when the temperature is below
freezing.
- I had to clear ice from my car windscreen before I could drive to meet my friend.
icy – covered in ice; slippery because of ice.
- It’s better for elderly people to stay indoors when it’s icy as they can easily fall over
and break a bone.
frozen – when the temperature is so cold that water has turned to ice or expression to
mean feeling very cold.
- It was so cold that the surface of the pond was frozen.
- Ingrid got absolutely frozen watching her son’s team playing football.
freezing cold – very cold.
- Bruno was reluctant to take the dog for a walk as it was freezing cold outside.
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