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win·ter
I. \ˈwintə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic wintrus, and probably to Old English wæter water — more at water
1.
a. : the season between autumn and spring reckoned astronomically as extending from the December solstice to the March equinox
b. : the season comprising the months of December, January, and February
c. Britain : the season comprising the months of November, December, and January
d. : the colder half of the year — contrasted with summer
e. : the rainy season in the tropics
f. : the season reckoned astronomically in the southern hemisphere as extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
2. : year
< happened many winters ago >
especially : one of the years of one's life
< a man of 70 winters >
3. : a period felt to resemble winter especially in being marked by dreariness, lack of activity, adversity, or decay
4. [winter yellowlegs] chiefly New England : greater yellowlegs
II. verb
(wintered ; wintered ; wintering \-ntəriŋ, -n.triŋ\ ; winters)
Etymology: Middle English wintren, from winter (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to pass the winter
< winter in the city >
< bears wintering in a rocky den >
2. : to feed or find food during the winter — used with on
< small birds wintering on the seeds of weeds and grasses >
transitive verb
1. : to keep, feed, or manage during the winter
< winter young cattle on straw >
2. : to affect like winter : give a wintery aspect to
3. : winterize |