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  • Sleet is similar to snow.

  • It looks like snow but it feels a little more wet on your skin.

  • When snowflakes fall through air, that is above freezing temperature on their journey to the ground, some of them start to melt and begin to turn into raindrops.

  • Since sleet is partially melted snow, when it hits the ground it doesn't stick like snow and instead just melts away.

  • This means you can't build snowmen out of sleet.

  • Sleet can get slushy and be slippery to walk on, so it's best to wear welly boots on your feet.

Sleet is similar to snow.

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A2 US ground slippery melted melt wet temperature

What is sleet?

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    Jack posted on 2021/07/10
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Keywords

stick

US /stɪk/

UK /stɪk/

  • verb
  • To adhere or fasten something to a surface.
  • To endure or persevere through a difficult situation.
  • (Informal) To tolerate or endure someone or something unpleasant.
  • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • To join together using glue or paste
  • To continue with something despite difficulties; persist.
  • To pierce or puncture with a pointed object.
  • To extend outwards; protrude.
  • To remain attached or fixed to a surface or object.
  • To remain in one place or position for a long time
  • noun
  • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
journey

US /ˈdʒɚni/

UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

  • noun
  • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • verb
  • To travel through a place
similar

US /ˈsɪməlɚ/

UK /ˈsɪmələ(r)/

  • adjective
  • Nearly the same; alike
ground

US /ɡraʊnd/

UK /graʊnd/

  • other
  • To reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing it.
  • To rub together forcefully, often making a harsh noise.
  • To prevent an aircraft from flying.
  • To base something on a particular foundation or principle.
  • To base something on a particular foundation or principle.
  • To prevent (an aircraft or pilot) from flying.
  • To punish (a child or young person) by not allowing them to go out.
  • To instruct someone thoroughly in a subject.
  • To punish someone, especially a child, by not allowing them to go out.
  • To bring a train to a stop.
  • verb
  • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
  • To make sharp or smooth through friction
  • To press together with force making a sound
  • To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
  • To hit the bottom
  • (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
  • Past tense of grind; to reduce to small particles.
  • To prevent a plane from taking off
  • To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
  • noun
  • An area of land around a building.
  • Connection of electrical equipment to earth
  • A connection to the earth that acts as a return for electric current.
  • A basis or foundation for knowledge or skill.
  • A coating applied to a surface to prepare it for painting or other decoration.
  • A reason or justification.
  • Place where people play particular sports
  • Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
  • The state of being stopped or unable to proceed.
  • other
  • Coffee beans that have been ground.
  • The solid surface of the earth; soil.
  • other
  • To run aground.
fall

US /fɔl/

UK /fɔ:l/

  • noun
  • An act of falling; a tumble.
  • Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • A drop in amount; decrease
  • The downfall or collapse of a government, regime, or power.
  • Dropping from a standing position to the ground
  • A mass or quantity of hair that hangs loosely.
  • A downward slope or inclination.
  • The season after summer and before winter.
  • verb
  • To be captured or defeated by an enemy.
  • To lose stability and collapse or drop to the ground.
  • To drop in amount; to decrease
  • To decrease in number, amount, intensity, or value.
  • To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity.
  • To come down from a higher position suddenly
  • To go from standing to the ground, by accident
  • other
  • To come into a particular state or condition.
  • To be captured or defeated.
  • To decrease in number, amount, intensity, or value.
  • To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity.
  • To be the responsibility or duty of someone.
  • other
  • The season after summer and before winter.
temperature

US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/

UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/

  • noun
  • A measure of body heat, often indicating illness if elevated
  • The general degree of warmth or coldness of a place
  • A parameter in machine learning models that controls the randomness of the output
  • The degree of heat required for cooking something
  • When you your body heat is above normal
  • How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
  • The degree of hotness or coldness of the air or environment
  • other
  • A measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value
  • other
  • A measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value
partially

US /ˈpɑ:rʃəli/

UK /ˈpɑ:ʃəli/

  • adverb
  • In part; in some degree; not wholly
build

US /bɪld/

UK /bɪld/

  • noun
  • Your physical shape; physique
  • A version of a software program.
  • The process of construction.
  • other
  • To increase or strengthen confidence.
  • To construct (something) by putting parts or materials together.
  • To increase or develop something over time.
  • To create or establish something gradually.
  • To use something as a base or foundation for further development.
  • To create or strengthen a relationship.
  • verb
  • To construct (something) by putting parts or materials together.
  • To develop or establish (something) gradually.
  • To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • To construct a house, office, factory
  • other
  • To work towards a particular goal or outcome.
  • To increase or intensify, especially referring to weather conditions.
melt

US /mɛlt/

UK /melt/

  • other
  • To change from a solid to a liquid state, usually due to heat.
  • To gradually disappear or fade away.
  • To become softened in feeling; to lose hardness or stiffness.
  • other
  • To cause to change from a solid to a liquid state by heating.
  • To cause to soften in feeling; to affect with tenderness or compassion.
  • verb
  • To disappear or to go away
  • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
  • To become liquid through heating
  • noun
  • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
  • A sandwich with melted cheese.
slippery

US /ˈslɪpəri/

UK /ˈslɪpəri/

  • adjective
  • Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
  • Hard to pin down; avoiding telling facts; evasive
  • (Person) untrustworthy

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