snowcap C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/ UK /ˈsnəʊkæp/ See IPA manual Freq #103318 Meanings 1 noun a covering of snow on the summit of a mountain or over a polar region The mountain's snowcap shrank visibly during the unusually warm summer. 2 noun a small Central American hummingbird whose male has a conspicuous white crown A male snowcap hovered briefly beside the flowering shrub. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a covering of snow on the... snow coverice cap 2 noun · a small central american... snowcap hummingbird Word family Forms snowcaps Derived forms snowcaps Related forms glaciersummitpolar ice Etymology A transparent compound of snow + cap. The landscape sense compares a summit's covering to a cap; the hummingbird was named for the adult male's bright white crown. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # snowcap **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsnəʊkæp/ **Frequency rank:** 103318 ## Meanings 1. a covering of snow on the summit of a mountain or over a polar region 2. a small Central American hummingbird whose male has a conspicuous white crown ## Examples - The mountain's snowcap shrank visibly during the unusually warm summer. - A male snowcap hovered briefly beside the flowering shrub. ## Synonyms - snow cover - ice cap ## Derived Forms - snowcaps ## Related Forms - glacier - summit - polar ice ## Etymology A transparent compound of snow + cap. The landscape sense compares a summit's covering to a cap; the hummingbird was named for the adult male's bright white crown. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown