nnoun.timea period of the year marked by special events or activities in some fieldExamples:- he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company
- she always looked forward to the avocado season
Hypernyms:period period of time time period
Inherited Hypernyms:seasontime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:WhitsunWhitsuntideWhitweekbaseball seasonbasketball seasonexhibition seasonfishing seasonfootball seasongrowing seasonhigh seasonhockey seasonholiday seasonhunting seasonoff-seasonpeak seasonpreseasonseedtimesheepshearingsocial seasontheatrical season
Full Hyponyms:baseball seasonbasketball seasonexhibition seasonfishing seasonfootball seasongrowing seasonhigh seasonhockey seasonholiday seasonhunting seasonoff-seasonpreseasonseedtimesheepshearingsocial seasonspring trainingtheatrical seasontriple-crown seasonwhitsun
nnoun.timeone of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditionsSynset:time of year
Examples:- the regular sequence of the seasons
Part Holonyms:year
Hypernyms:period period of time time period
Inherited Hypernyms:seasontime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:autumndry seasonfallharvestharvest timehayinghaying timerainy seasonspringspringtimesummersummertimewinterwintertime
Full Hyponyms:dry seasonfallharvesthayingmonsoonrainy seasonspringsummerwinter
nnoun.timea recurrent time marked by major holidaysExamples:- it was the Christmas season
Hypernyms:period period of time time period
Inherited Hypernyms:seasontime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AdventAllhallowtideChristmasChristmastideChristmastimeEastertideLammastideLentLententideMichaelmastideNoelShrovetideTwelfthtideYuleYuletide
Full Hyponyms:adventallhallowtidechristmaseastertidelammastidelentmichaelmastideshrovetidetwelfthtide
vverb.perceptionlend flavor toTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Synset:flavor flavour
Examples:- Season the chicken breast after roasting it
Derivationally Related Form:flavouringflavourerflavourseasonerflavorflavoringseasoningflavorer
Inherited Hypernyms:season
Direct Hyponyms:curryresinatesaltsaucesavorsavourspicespice upzest
Causes:savor savour taste
Full Troponyms:currygingerpepperresinatesaltsaucesavorzest
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake fitSynset:harden
Examples:- This trip will season even the hardiest traveller
Hypernyms:toughen
Inherited Hypernyms:seasontoughenstrengthenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.changemake more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something elseSynset:moderate mollify temper
Examples:- she tempered her criticism
Derivationally Related Form:mollificationmoderator
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:temperweakenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something