Associations to the word «Neve»

Wiktionary

NEVE, noun. (rare or obsolete) Nephew.
NEVE, noun. (rare or obsolete) A male cousin.
NEVE, noun. (rare or obsolete) A grandson.
NEVE, noun. (rare) A spendthrift.
NÉVÉ, noun. The firn or snowfield at the head of a glacier.

Dictionary definition

NEVE, noun. The upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice.

Wise words

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