winter
[ win-ter ]
/ ˈwɪn tər /
noun
adjective
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
OTHER WORDS FROM winter
win·ter·er, noun win·ter·ish, adjective win·ter·ish·ly, adverb win·ter·less, adjectiveWords nearby winter
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for winter
Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
wintar, Old Norse
vetr, Gothic
wintrus