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winter
win·ter W0180600 (wĭn′tər)n.1. a. In the Northern Hemisphere, usually the coldest season of the year, occurring between autumn and spring and including the months of December, January, and February. In the Southern Hemisphere austral winter includes June, July, and August.b. The season extending from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.2. A year as expressed through the recurrence of the winter season.3. A period of time characterized by coldness, misery, barrenness, or death.adj.1. Relating to or occurring in winter: winter blizzards; winter attire.2. Grown during the season of winter: winter herbs.v. win·tered, win·ter·ing, win·ters v.intr.1. To spend the winter: wintered in Arizona.2. To feed in winter. Used with on: deer wintering on cedar bark.v.tr. To lodge, keep, or care for during the winter: wintering the sheep in the stable.
[Middle English, from Old English; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]
win′ter·ish adj.winter (ˈwɪntə) n1. (Physical Geography) a. (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 hemisphereb. (as modifier): winter pasture. 2. (Physical Geography) the period of cold weather associated with the winter3. a time of decline, decay, etc4. chiefly poetic a year represented by this season: a man of 72 winters. vb5. (intr) to spend the winter in a specified place6. (Agriculture) to keep or feed (farm animals, etc) during the winter or (of farm animals) to be kept or fed during the winter[Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic wintrus] ˈwinterer n ˈwinterish, ˈwinter-ˌlike adj ˈwinterless adjwin•ter (ˈwɪn tər)
n. 1. the cold season between autumn and spring, in the Northern Hemisphere from the December solstice to the March equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the June solstice to the September equinox. 2. the months of December, January, and February in the U.S., and of November, December, and January in Great Britain. 3. cold weather: a touch of winter in the air. 4. the colder half of the year (opposed to summer). 5. a year: a man of 60 winters. 6. a period like winter; a period of decline, dreariness, or adversity. adj. 7. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of winter. 8. (of fruit and vegetables) of a kind that may be kept for use during the winter. 9. planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer: winter rye. v.i. 10. to spend or pass the winter. v.t. 11. to keep, feed, or manage during the winter, as plants or cattle. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic wintrus; probably akin to wet, water] win′ter•er, n. win′ter•ish, adj. win′ter•ish•ly, adv. win′ter•less, adj. win·ter (wĭn′tər) The usually coldest season of the year, occurring between autumn and spring. In the Northern Hemisphere, it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.winterWinter is the season between autumn and spring. In winter, the weather is cold. A lot of plants and wild animals died during the harsh winter.It was a dark winter's night.If you want to say that something happens every year during this season, you say that it happens in winter or in the winter. The park closes earlier in winter.In the winter the path can be icy.Be Careful!
Don't say that something happens 'in the winters' or 'in winters'. winter
Past participle: wintered
Gerund: wintering
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| I winter | | you winter | | he/she/it winters | | we winter | | you winter | | they winter |
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| I wintered | | you wintered | | he/she/it wintered | | we wintered | | you wintered | | they wintered |
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| I am wintering | | you are wintering | | he/she/it is wintering | | we are wintering | | you are wintering | | they are wintering |
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| I have wintered | | you have wintered | | he/she/it has wintered | | we have wintered | | you have wintered | | they have wintered |
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| I was wintering | | you were wintering | | he/she/it was wintering | | we were wintering | | you were wintering | | they were wintering |
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| I had wintered | | you had wintered | | he/she/it had wintered | | we had wintered | | you had wintered | | they had wintered |
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| I will winter | | you will winter | | he/she/it will winter | | we will winter | | you will winter | | they will winter |
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| I will have wintered | | you will have wintered | | he/she/it will have wintered | | we will have wintered | | you will have wintered | | they will have wintered |
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| I will be wintering | | you will be wintering | | he/she/it will be wintering | | we will be wintering | | you will be wintering | | they will be wintering |
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| I have been wintering | | you have been wintering | | he/she/it has been wintering | | we have been wintering | | you have been wintering | | they have been wintering |
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| I will have been wintering | | you will have been wintering | | he/she/it will have been wintering | | we will have been wintering | | you will have been wintering | | they will have been wintering |
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| I had been wintering | | you had been wintering | | he/she/it had been wintering | | we had been wintering | | you had been wintering | | they had been wintering |
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| I would winter | | you would winter | | he/she/it would winter | | we would winter | | you would winter | | they would winter |
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| I would have wintered | | you would have wintered | | he/she/it would have wintered | | we would have wintered | | you would have wintered | | they would have wintered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  winter - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinoxwintertimewinter solstice - December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost pointtime of year, season - one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"midwinter - the middle of winter | | Verb | 1. | winter - spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"overwinterspend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" |
winter nounRelated words
adjective brumal, hibernal, hiemalTranslationswinter (ˈwintə) noun the coldest season of the year. We often have snow in winter; (also adjective) winter evenings. 冬天 冬天ˈwintry adjective like winter in being very cold. a wintry day; wintry weather. 像冬天一樣冷的 寒冷的，冬天似的 ˈwintriness noun 寒冷 寒冷winter sports sports played in the open air on snow and ice, eg skiing, tobogganing etc. 冬季運動 冬季运动ˈwintertime noun the season of winter. 冬季 冬季winter
buy straw hats in winterEspecially of stocks, to buy when both demand and cost are low so that one may then sell when demand and price are high. A phrase attributed to Russell Sage, a 19th-century American investor and financier. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I made a fortune buying shares in the startup company before smartphone technology became ubiquitous—I bought straw hats in winter, and now they're worth a fortune!See also: buy, hat, straw, wintersummer and winterTo monitor one's behavior or abilities for a sufficiently long period of time. Oh yes, I will summer and winter him during this probationary period, to determine if we should hire him full-time.See also: and, summer, winterwinter ratA beat-up car that one does not mind driving in harsh winter weather. Primarily heard in US. A: "You don't take your Corvette out in the snow, do you?" B: "Of course not, that's what my winter rat is for!"See also: rat, winterdead of winterThe middle of winter, which is usually especially cold. I find myself dreaming of tropical islands every year in the dead of winter.See also: dead, of, winterin the dead of winterIn or during the middle of winter, especially at its coldest, darkest period. I find myself dreaming of tropical islands every year in the dead of winter.See also: dead, of, winterwinter on (something)1. To rely on something as a primary source of nutrition during the winter months. With so many trees having been cut down due to the beetle infestation, the various animals that winter on them will face the very real danger of dying out. There is nothing for the birds to winter on here, so they have begun migrating south to warmer climates.2. To feed something to some kind of animal as a primary source of nutrition during the winter months. We'll have to winter the pigs on our scraps as there has been a shortage of proper pig feed the whole fall.See also: on, winterwinter over1. To survive, endure, or tolerate the winter climate. Come spring, all the various bugs and critters that have been wintering over in the soil start to emerge into the warm sunshine. Some warm-blooded animals, such as bears, winter over by putting on a huge amount of weight and hibernating the whole time.2. To pass or endure the winter months in or at some other location. My parents summer in New Hampshire and winter over in Florida. My whole family is planning to winter over at the cabin this year.See also: over, winterwinter is comingAn ominous warning about future danger or trouble. Now that there's talk of layoffs, employees are really worried that winter is coming.See also: coming, winterwinter over (some place)to spend the winter at some place. The bears all winter over in their dens. All the animals are getting ready either to migrate or to winter over. My parents winter over in Florida.See also: over, winterdead ofThe period of greatest intensity of something, such as darkness or cold. For example, I love looking at seed catalogs in the dead of winter, when it's below zero outside. The earliest recorded use of dead of night, for "darkest time of night," was in Edward Hall's Chronicle of 1548: "In the dead of the night ... he broke up his camp and fled." Dead of winter, for the coldest part of winter, dates from the early 1600s. See also: dead, ofthe dead of winter the coldest part of winter. The sense of dead here and in the previous idiom developed in the 16th century from dead time of —, meaning the period most characterized by lack of signs of life or activity.See also: dead, of, winterwinter onv.1. To feed on something during winter: The deer winter on tree bark.2. To feed some animal something during the winter: We wintered the cows on cornstalks.See also: on, winterwinter overv. To spend, endure, or survive a winter: The scientist wintered over at the South Pole. My plant has wintered over successfully for three years.See also: over, winterdead of night/winter, theThe time of most intense stillness, darkness, or cold. This usage dates from the sixteenth century. Shakespeare had it in Twelfth Night (1.5), “Even in the dead of night,” and Washington Irving used the alternate phrase in Salmagundi (1807–08), “In the dead of winter, when nature is without charm.”See also: dead, night, ofwinter
winter1. a. 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 b. (as modifier): winter pasture 2. the period of cold weather associated with the winter What does it mean when you dream about winter?A winter dreamscape could indicate the dreamer’s favorite time of the year for fun and frolic. However, winter is also a season in which many people experience depression. This dream could indicate an emotional withdrawal from a personal relationship or a withdrawing of one’s emotional investment in the workplace. winter[′win·tər] (astronomy) The period from the winter solstice, about December 22, to the vernal equinox, about March 21; popularly and for most meteorological purposes, winter is taken to include December, January, and February in the Northern Hemisphere, and June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. first point of Capricornus That point on the ecliptic occupied by the sun at the maximum southerly declination. Sometimes called the December solstice, the first point of Capricornus. The same as the winter solstice, the first point of Libra. The point of the intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equator (equinoctial). When the sun is moving from the north to the south direction. It is denoted by the symbol  . Also called the winter, or December, equinox.Maidyarem (Maidhyairya; Mid-Year or Winter Feast)December-January, May, June; 16th-20th days of Dae, the 10th Zoroastrian monthMaidyarem is the fifth of the six great seasonal feasts, known as gahambars, of the Zoroastrian religion. It was traditionally celebrated at a point in the agricultural year when, due to extreme cold, all work came to a halt. The name comes from the word airya, which means "rest."
The six gahambars were typically joyous festivals that included such activities as special rituals and prayers, and the sharing of food. Although they lasted five days, the fifth day was the only one spent in actual celebration; the other four were for preparation and anticipation of the day's feasting, when families or neighborhoods would get together. These seasonal feasts were designed to give those who worked from dawn to dusk on farms a respite from their labors. Today, with so many Zoroastrians living in urban areas, the importance of the gahambars has diminished.
The Zoroastrian calendar has 12 months of 30 days each, plus five extra days at the end of the year. Because of discrepancies in the calendars used by widely separated Zoroastrian communities around the world, there are now three different calendars in use, and Maidyarem can fall either in December-January, May, or June according to the Gregorian calendar.
There are only about 100,000 followers of Zoroastrianism today, and most of them live in northwestern India or Iran. Smaller communities exist in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Canada, the U.S., England, and Australia.
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RelHolCal-2004, p. 69
WinterBoreasthe north wind; associated with winter. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 130]cranepictorial emblem in Buddhist tradition. [Animal Symbol-ism: Jobes, 378]Ded Morozpersonification of winter; “Grandfather Frost.” [Russ. Folklore: Misc.]goatzodiacally belongs to December; hence, winter. [Astrology: Hall, 139]Hiemspersonification; portrayed as old and decrepit. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322]Jack Frostpersonification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]Old Man Winterpersonification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]old man wrapped in cloakpersonification of winter. [Art: Hall, 130]Persephonethe period of her stay (winter) with Hades. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 28]Winter
The season which spans from the Winter Soltice (around December 21) to the Vernal Equinox (around March 21)WINTER
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Related to winter: spring, summerSynonyms for winternoun the coldest season of the yearSynonymsRelated Words- winter solstice
- time of year
- season
- midwinter
verb spend the winterSynonymsRelated Words |