snowball

n 1: plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers;

grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {sweet sand verbena},

{Abronia elliptica}]

2: ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate

sauce

3: ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup

4: snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

v 1: increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate

2: throw snowballs at

3: increase at a rapidly accelerating rate