snowball

(noun, verb)

noun

1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

Definition categories: plant

2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce

Definition categories: food

3. ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup

Definition categories: food

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

Definition categories: man–made, ball

verb

1. increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate

Definition categories: change, increase

2. throw snowballs at

Definition categories: contact, bombard, pelt

Sentences with snowball as a verb:

- The high unemployment rates quickly snowballed into a major budget problem for the government.