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Word entry · 8 letters

blizzard

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"Heavy snowstorm"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈblɪz.əːd/Part of speech nounSorted abdilrzzStarts with BEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2L3I4Z5Z6A7R8D

Definitions

  1. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences

Word origin

Unknown, with various theories as below. Compare English blizz (“violent rainstorm”), dialectal English bliz (“violent blow”); one etymology, from Midlands English dialect, seems to be ultimately from Old English blysa (“blaze”).

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent
  • a blizzard of political ads

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