Winter Vocabulary

 Winter Vocabulary

Winter Idioms

 

1. Black ice

Meaning: a very thin coating of ice found on roads and sidewalks that is difficult to see, and therefore quite dangerous

 2. Snow drift

Meaning: A deep pile of snow that builds up because of wind

 

 

3. To be snowbound

 Meaning: To be stranded or unable to leave a place because of heavy snowfall

 

 

4.Cold snap

Meaning: A sudden arrival of cold weather

 

 

5. To be on thin ice

Meaning: To be in a risky situation

 

 

6. A snowball's chance in hell

Meaning: To be very unlikely to succeed at something

 

 

7. Dead of winter

Meaning: The coldest, darkest part of winter

 

 

8. To run hot and cold

Meaning: To be unable to make up one's mind

 

 

9. The snowball effect

Meaning: When something small keeps growing in importance

 

 

10. Pure as the driven snow

Meaning: To be innocent and chaste

 

 

11.To break the ice

Meaning: To create a more friendly and relaxed atmosphere

 

 

 12. Tip of the iceberg

Meaning: This is used to describe something that is just hinting at a more complicated problem.

 

 

13. Cold light of day

Meaning: A time and place from which problems can be objectively considered

 

 

14. Put something on ice

Meaning: To stop doing something

 

 

15. Snowed under

Meaning: To be overwhelmed, usually with responsibilities

 

 

16. A Snowball’s chance in hell

Meaning: This is a great way to describe something as having no chance at all.

 

17. On thin ice

Meaning: This is usually used to describe someone who is in a very risky situation.

 

 

18. Out cold

Meaning: If a person is “out cold” then they are completely unconscious and non-responsive.

 

 

19. Snowball effect

Meaning: The “snowball effect” describes something that starts small but becomes larger as time goes by.

 

 

 

A List of Winter Adjectives

Here is a list of winter adjectives you can use to describe winter in English.

 

cold

freezing

chilly

wet

icy

white

frosty

dreary

frozen

melting

drafty

bitter

cloudy

slippery

sparkling

glittering

snowy

misty

foggy

slushy

 

Winter Weather Vocabulary

Here is a list of winter weather vocabulary you can use to talk about the weather in the wintertime.

 

snow

rain

sleet

storm

cold

freezing cold

hail

blizzard

wet

cold wind

gale

breeze

cloudy

snowflake

gray

wind

 

Winter Clothes

Here is a list of winter clothes vocabulary in English.

 

jacket

coat

sweater

socks

gloves

boots

scarf

earmuffs

jumper

hoodie

raincoat

fleece

cardigan

beanie

trousers

vest

stockings

 

*Winter Verbs*

Here is a list of winter verbs that are used often in the winter.

 

to freeze

to ski

to skate

to melt

to get warm

to throw a snowball

to drink hot chocolate

to get warm

to hibernate

to snow

to sled

to slip

to drink hot chocolate

to get warm

to hibernate

to catch a cold

to wrap up warm

to make a fire

to throw a snowball

to build a snowman

 

 

Vocabulary Words about Winter Weather

Here is a list of winter sports that are played in the winter.

 

ice skating

skiing

ice hockey

snowboarding

speed skating

sledding

figure skating

ski jumping

ice fishing