winter

[ win-ter ]

/ ˈwɪn tər /

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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 (opposed to 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.

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Origin of winter

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Winter, Old Norse vetr, Gothic wintrus; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun; akin to wet, water

OTHER WORDS FROM winter

win·ter·er, noun win·ter·ish, adjective win·ter·ish·ly, adverb win·ter·less, adjective

Words nearby winter

winsome, winsor, winstanley, winston, winston-salem, winter, winter aconite, winter barley, winter break, winter cherry, winter cress

Example sentences from the Web for winter

One line in “Winter Wonderland” has stopped countless people dead in their tracks.

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After all, the Russians were about to mount a winter offensive of their own.

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But Winter is dead, Clapton is tired of life on the road, and King unreliable in concert.

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With the harsh Middle Eastern winter approaching fast, what people in Syria and Iraq need most, in fact, is humanitarian support.

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Micah is 10 years old and he had a coat geared to the season, a Patagonia winter jacket with a hood.

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I was trying to remember whether or not I'd put moth-balls in your winter suit.'

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In the latter part of winter, my only cow sickened and died, a loss which we seriously felt.

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It'd take all he's worth to feed him through the winter, and he'd be no use to you at all.

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This one lives in the eastern half of the country in summer, and goes far south for the winter.

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The specific name griseus means gray, and probably has reference to the grayish color of the winter plumage.

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British Dictionary definitions for winter

winter

/ (ˈwɪntə) /

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

mainly poetic a year represented by this season a man of 72 winters Related adjectives: brumal, hibernal, hiemal

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 of winter

winterer, noun winterish or winter-like, adjective winterless, adjective

Word Origin for winter

Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic wintrus

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noun

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Word Origin for winter

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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winter

noun

adjective

verb (used without object)

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Origin of winter

OTHER WORDS FROM winter

Words nearby winter

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Words related to winter

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noun

verb

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