snow globe

noun

A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.

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snowdomesnowstorm
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Meanings

nounsnow globe (plural snow globes)

plural snow globes · alternative snowglobe

  1. A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.

    Synonyms: snowdome, snowstorm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.

Similar
snowdomesnowstorm
Also see
snowstorm

Translations

Bulgarian снежен глобус
  • снежен глобус (snežen globus)decorative object
Catalan bola de neu, globus de neu
  • bola de neudecorative object
  • globus de neudecorative object
Chinese Mandarin 雪景球, 雪花球
  • 雪景球 (xuějǐngqiú)decorative object
  • 雪花球 (xuěhuāqiú)decorative object
Czech vánoční koule
  • vánoční kouledecorative object
Danish snekugle
  • snekugledecorative object
Dutch sneeuwbol
  • sneeuwboldecorative object
Finnish lumisadepallo
  • lumisadepallodecorative object
French boule à neige
  • boule à neigedecorative object
German Schneekugel
  • Schneekugeldecorative object
Greek σφαίρα χιονιού
  • σφαίρα χιονιού (sfaíra chionioú)decorative object
Hungarian hógömb
  • hógömbdecorative object
Icelandic snjókúla
  • snjókúladecorative object
Italian globo di neve
  • globo di nevedecorative object
Japanese スノーグローブ
  • スノーグローブ (sunōgurōbu)decorative object
Korean 스노우 글로브
  • 스노우 글로브 (seunou geullobeu)decorative object
Latin globus nivalis
  • globus nivalisdecorative object
Norwegian Bokmål snøkule
  • snøkuledecorative object
Polish śnieżna kula
  • śnieżna kuladecorative object
Portuguese globo de neve
  • globo de nevedecorative object
Romanian glob de zăpadă
  • glob de zăpadădecorative object
Russian сне́жный шар
  • сне́жный шар (snéžnyj šar)decorative object
Spanish bola de nieve, domo de nieve
  • bola de nievedecorative object
  • domo de nievedecorative object
Swedish snöglob
  • snöglobdecorative object
Thai ลูกแก้วหิมะ
  • ลูกแก้วหิมะ (lûuk-gɛ̂ɛo-hì-má)decorative object
Turkish kar küresi
  • kar küresidecorative object
Ukrainian снігова куля
  • снігова куля (snihova kulja)decorative object
Vietnamese quả cầu tuyết
  • quả cầu tuyếtdecorative object
Yiddish שניי גלאָבוס
  • שניי גלאָבוס (shney globus)decorative object
Cite this entry
APA

snow globe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20globe

MLA

“snow globe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20globe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow globe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20globe.

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