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winter

Definition

  • noun: the coldest season of the year that is after autumn and before spring
  • noun: the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox
  • verb: to spend the winter in a particular place
  • verb: to pass the winter
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: hibernate, hiems, hiemal

Examples

  • The birds will 'winter' in the southern part of the country.

  • We're in for a cold 'winter' this year, I hear.

  • The farm agreed to 'winter' our horses for us.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I retreated from King's Landing, Ser Davos. If I retreat again, I'll become the King Who Ran. - Your Grace... - Winter is coming. Those aren't just the Stark words. It's a fact. If we march back to Castle Black, we winter at Castle Black. And who can say how many years this winter will last? It's better to wait for the right time than risk everything. This is the right time and I will risk everything. Because if I don't, we've lost. (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Gift Season: 5 Episode 7