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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

  • (..) So,sit next to me. No... I sit there. - What's the difference? - What's the difference? Here we go. In the winter,that seat is close enough to the radiator to remain warm, and yet not so close as to cause perspiration in the summer, it's directly in the path of a cross-breeze (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1