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'.
(..) They want the bards to sing of their deeds. -It's going to be a short song. How can you blame them, your legend is known from the high seas and the snow barriers, to the great island kingdom. You are the moster slayer. -We may nah the monsters now. The time of heroes is dead, Wiglaf. (..)2007 Beowulf