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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

  • (..) Well, here is looking at you, kid. You have anything to declare? Nothing. You may proceed. I come here very often. I come here for the winter sports, for the skiing. So do I. Why have we never met? Well, it's quite simple really. I get up at the crack of da- (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther