winter

winter: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ last, this past (esp. AmE)

▪ the following, next, this, this coming

▪ early, late

▪ It was impossible to walk the route in late winter.

▪ long

▪ bad, bitter, brutal (esp. AmE), cold, freezing, frigid (esp. AmE), hard, harsh, icy, severe, terrible

▪ one of the worst winters we have ever had

▪ bleak, dark, dreary, grey/gray

▪ mild, warm

▪ wet

▪ nuclear

WINTER + NOUN

▪ conditions, temperature, weather

▪ sun, sunlight, sunshine

▪ cold

▪ frost, rain, snow

▪ plants which are susceptible to winter frosts

▪ gale (esp. BrE), wind

▪ landscape, scene, sky

▪ the artist's bleak winter scene

▪ solstice

▪ term

▪ break, holiday (BrE), vacation (AmE)

▪ holidays (= the time including Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year) (BrE, AmE)

▪ garden

▪ crop

▪ clothes, clothing, coat

▪ collection

▪ Olympics, sports

PHRASES

▪ go, fly, head, etc. south for the winter

▪ The birds fly south for the winter.

▪ in the dead of winter, in the depths of winter

▪ a frigid midwestern city in the dead of winter

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Synonyms:

Hibernate

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winter — winter … The Old English to English
winter — winter … English to the Old English
Winter- — Winter … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Winter — Win ter, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.] [1913 Webster] 1. The season of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winter AG — Rechtsform Aktiengesellschaft ISIN DE0005555601 Gründung 1924 … Deutsch Wikipedia
winter — [win′tər] n. [ME < OE, akin to ON vetr, Goth wintrus, prob. < IE * wed , to make wet: see WATER] 1. a) the coldest season of the year: in the North Temperate Zone, generally regarded as including the months of December, January, and… … English World dictionary
Winter — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. winter, winder, ahd. wintar, as. wintar Stammwort. Aus g. * went r (oder i ), vermutlich r Stamm m. Winter , auch in gt. wintrus, anord. vetr, ae. winter, afr. winter. Herkunft unklar. Man versucht Anschlüsse an air. finn,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Winter — Win ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wintered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wintering}.] To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida. [1913 Webster] Because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence. Acts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winter — Win ter, v. i. To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winter — 256 px Datos generales Origen Estados Unidos Información artística Género(s) Dea … Wikipedia Español
Winter — Winter, Fritz Winter, Peter von Winter, Zikmund … Enciclopedia Universal

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