winter
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
winters
plural
winters
Britannica Dictionary definition of WINTER
:
the coldest season of the year that is after autumn and before spring
— often used before another noun
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They spend winters in Florida.
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We're in for a cold winter this year, I hear.
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She traveled there two winters ago.
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in early/late winter
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the last day of winter
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the winter months
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a cold winter day
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the company's winter catalog
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winter clothes/coats/gloves
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winter storms/weather
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the winter holidays
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We went there during winter vacation.
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winter wheat [=a type of wheat that is planted in autumn and not harvested until the following spring or summer]
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winter
/ˈwɪntɚ/
verb
winters;
wintered;
wintering
2
winter
/ˈwɪntɚ/
verb
winters;
wintered;
wintering
Britannica Dictionary definition of WINTER
1
[no object]
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to spend the winter in a particular place
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The birds will winter in the southern part of the country.
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My family winters in Florida.
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[+ object]
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to care for or manage (animals) during the winter
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The farm agreed to winter our horses for us.
