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winter
[ win-ter ]
noun
- the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).
- the months of December, January, and February in the U.S., and of November, December, and January in Great Britain.
- cold weather:
a touch of winter in northern Florida.
- the colder half of the year ( summer ).
- a whole year as represented by this season:
a man of sixty winters.
- a period like winter, as the last or final period of life; a period of decline, decay, inertia, dreariness, or adversity.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of winter:
a winter sunset.
- (of fruit and vegetables) of a kind that may be kept for use during the winter.
- planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer:
winter rye.
verb (used without object)
- to spend or pass the winter:
to winter in Italy.
- to keep, feed, or manage during the winter, as plants or cattle:
plants wintering indoors.
winter
/ ˈɪԳə /
noun
- sometimes capital the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, astronomically from the December solstice to the March equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere
- ( as modifier )
winter pasture
- the period of cold weather associated with the winter
- a time of decline, decay, etc
- poetic.a year represented by this season brumalhibernalhiemal
a man of 72 winters
verb
- intr to spend the winter in a specified place
- to keep or feed (farm animals, etc) during the winter or (of farm animals) to be kept or fed during the winter
Derived Forms
- ˈɾԳٱ, adjective
- ˈɾԳٱ, adjective
- ˈɾԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɾt· noun
- ɾt· adjective
- ɾt··ly adverb
- ɾt· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of winter1
Example Sentences
Despite a drier than normal winter in some parts of the state, California is enjoying a plush snowpack.
The heavy rains of the last few winters helped nurture scattered wildflower seeds, creating a dazzling burst of flowers in the spring that attracts butterflies and bees to the vivid petals.
As the pregnancy progressed the then 28-year-old managed to hide it from Mr Sharkey and her wider family by wearing baggy clothes and isolating herself over winter, she said.
I was tired of winter desserts, of fudgy cakes and stewed fruits, of warm spices clinging to everything like a wool coat.
New head coach Charlotte Edwards will make England players "accountable" for their fitness following criticism during a dismal winter.
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