- summer
- nounADJECTIVE▪ last, this past (esp. AmE)▪ the following, next, this, this coming▪ early, late▪ high▪
Seville is scorching in high summer.
▪ good, hot, scorching▪ cool▪ dry, wet▪ humid▪ Indian▪We had an Indian summer that year.
▪She seems to be enjoying an Indian summer of popularity. (figurative)
▪ longSUMMER + NOUN▪ heat, temperature, weather▪ sun, sunlight, sunshine▪ rain, rains▪ breeze, wind▪ sky▪ solstice▪ camp (esp. AmE), course, school▪ term (esp. BrE)▪There are two new courses being run in the summer term.
▪ break, holiday (BrE), recess, vacation (AmE)▪I went home for the summer holidays.
▪I returned home for summer vacation.
▪ season (esp. AmE)▪ job▪ time (BrE)▪the extra light brought by British Summer Time
▪ home (esp. AmE), house▪ garden▪ flower▪ clothes, clothing, dress▪ collection, exhibition, festival, programme/program, stock (AmE), tour▪He began his acting career in summer stock.
▪ blockbuster, film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)▪ Olympics, sports
Collocations dictionary. 2013.