The weatherman is forecasting 'heavy/light snow'. [=the weatherman is saying that a large/small amount of snow will fall]
We got 12 inches of 'snow'. [=we had a snowstorm that left 12 inches of snow on the ground]
They'd been promised a big return on their investments, but all they got was a 'snow job'.
(..) He's stylish, transcendent of sport, has an ass like a kumquat. - I hear he's kind of a jerk. - No, he's not. You're just threatened by him because he's the greatest snow sport athlete in the universe and he gets more squirrel than an oak tree. Hey, Dylan? Jamie Rellis is in the lobby for you. (..)2011 Friends with Benefits