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winter

About 43.81 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
  2. noun The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
  3. noun Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
  4. noun An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
  5. noun The rainy season.
  6. verb To spend the winter (in a particular place).
  7. verb To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

Similar words

wintertime wintery wintry summer autumn solstice weather season overwinter snow

Often followed by

of and in months quarters is the season was

Word family

wintered wintering winters

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