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
3.
a time of decline, decay, etc
4. mainly poetic
a year represented by this season
a man of 72 winters
▶ Related adjectives: brumal, hibernal, hiemal
verb
5. (intransitive)
to spend the winter in a specified place
6.
to keep or feed (farm animals, etc) during the winter or (of farm animals) to be kept or fed during thewinter