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summer
1[ suhm-er ]
noun
- the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- the period comprising the months of June, July, and August in the United States, and from the middle of May to the middle of August in Great Britain.
- a period of hot, usually sunny weather:
We had no real summer last year.
- the hotter half of the year ( winter ):
They spend the summers in New Hampshire and the winters in Florida.
- the period of finest development, perfection, or beauty previous to any decline:
the summer of life.
- a whole year as represented by this season:
a girl of fifteen summers.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of summer:
Iced tea is a summer drink.
- appropriate for or done during the summer:
summer clothes;
summer sports.
- having the weather or warmth of summer:
summer days in late October.
verb (used without object)
- to spend or pass the summer:
They summered in Maine.
verb (used with object)
- to keep, feed, or manage during the summer:
Sheep are summered in high pastures.
- to make summerlike.
summer
2[ suhm-er ]
noun
- a principal beam or girder, as one running between girts to support joists.
- a stone laid upon a pier, column, or wall, from which one or more arches spring: usually molded or otherwise treated like the arch or arches springing from it.
- a beam or lintel.
summer
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
- sometimes capital
- the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere
- ( as modifier ) aestival
summer flowers
a summer dress
- the period of hot weather associated with the summer
- a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc
- poetic.a year represented by this season
a child of nine summers
verb
- intr to spend the summer (at a place)
- tr to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summer
they summered their cattle on the mountain slopes
summer
2/ ˈʌə /
noun
- Also calledsummer tree a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists
- another name for lintel
- a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel
Derived Forms
- ˈܳ-ˌ, adjective
- ˈܳԱ, noun
- ˈܳ, adjective
- ˈܳ, adjective
- ˈܳ, adjectiveadverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܳm· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of summer1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of summer1
Origin of summer2
Example Sentences
"It tells you where the clubs are at. Both have a lot of work to do in the summer."
The Paris Court of Appeal said on Tuesday it should be able to provide a decision on the case by the summer of 2026 - several months before the 2027 presidential election.
Or even like attending a giant summer camp where you get to see a bunch of your friends that you haven’t seen in a while,” said Komai.
The nepo baby whose arrival last summer was ripped across the NBA landscape has quietly risen above the criticism and gradually drowned out the noise.
Diggers are on site to get the land ready for construction, with preparations expected to continue until this summer.
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