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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 Word Forms
- ɾt· noun
- ɾt· adjective
- ɾt··ly adverb
- ɾt· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of winter1
Example Sentences
A lot of them starved to death, having to walk hundreds of miles in bare feet in the middle of winter.
Angel City now has three Japanese players on its roster, most in the league, while the Galaxy won the MLS Cup last winter with two Japanese playing key roles.
Team boss Frederic Vasseur predicted over the winter that this season would be as open as last year, that the advantage would swing between the top four teams from race to race.
Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.
The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.
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