snowballs
Packed frozen spheres
Snowballs are balls of packed snow, typically made by hand for throwing in play or building snowmen.
The verb means to grow rapidly in size or intensity, like a snowball rolling downhill and accumulating mass: The project snowballed from a simple idea into a major undertaking.
A snowball's chance in hell means no chance at all.
Battle with packed flakes
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- packingPutting items in containers
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- mittensThumbed hand coverings
winter · powder · slush · iceball · flurry · ammunition · target · ducking
Collected mass over time
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- compoundCombined into one
- exponentialIncreasing by constant ratio
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
multiplication · amplification · proliferation · surge · expansion · intensification · magnification · momentum
snowfight
Battle with packed flakes
mittens · winter · powder · slush · iceball · flurry · ammunition · target · ducking · pelting
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- compoundCombined into one
- exponentialIncreasing by constant ratio
buildup · multiplication · amplification · proliferation · surge · expansion · intensification · magnification · momentum · runaway
- snow daycancellation, closure, school closings, sledding, hot cocoa
- snowman partstop hat, scarf, button eyes
- cookieschocolate chip cookie, sugar cookies, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodle
- holiday sweetsgingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread house, gingerbread men, gingerbread man
- Mid-AtlanticBaltimore, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Philly
- Club Penguinigloos, penguins, waddle, pizza parlor, dojo
snowballsdecreases
Grows smaller in amount
diminishes · dwindles · shrinks · tapers off · peters out
- snowball fightPlayful winter combat
- snowball effectsCumulative amplification processes
- snowball's chanceNo realistic prospect
- snowball's chance in hellInevitable failure assured
- snowballs chanceCertain failure ahead
- snowball cookiesRound nut cookies dusted white