cold as ice vs snowy

cold as ice

adj

  • Very cold. 

snowy

adj

  • Covered with snow, snow-covered, besnowed. 

  • Snow-white in color, white as snow. 

  • Marked by snow, characterized by snow. 

noun

  • Synonym of snowy owl 

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