winter

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.

the colder half of the year (summer ).

a whole year as represented by this season.

a period like winter, as the last or final period of life; a period of decline, decay, inertia, dreariness, or adversity.

of, relating to, or characteristic of winter.

(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.

to spend or pass the winter.

to keep, feed, or manage during the winter, as plants or cattle.