Definition of winter
1 : the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox
2 : the colder half of the year
3 : year happened many winters ago
4 : a period of inactivity or decay
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Examples of winter in a Sentence
They spend winters in Florida.
We're in for a cold winter this year, I hear.
She traveled there two winters ago.
the last day of winter
Origin and Etymology of winter
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wintar winter and perhaps to Lithuanian vanduo water, Old English wæter — more at water
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Definition of winter
wintered
;wintering
play \ˈwin-t(ə-)riŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to pass the winter winters in the Caribbean
2 : to feed or find food during the winter —used with on
transitive verb
: to keep, feed, or manage during the winter
Examples of winter in a Sentence
The birds will winter in the southern part of the country.
My family winters in Florida.
The farm agreed to winter our horses for us.
14th Century
First Known Use of winter
14th century
winter
Definition of winter
1 : of, relating to, or suitable for winter a winter vacation winter clothes
2 : sown in the autumn and harvested in the following spring or summer winter wheat winter rye — compare summer
14th Century
First Known Use of winter
14th century
WINTER Defined for English Language Learners
winter
playDefinition of winter for English Language Learners
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: the coldest season of the year that is after autumn and before spring
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Definition of winter for English Language Learners
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: to spend the winter in a particular place
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: to care for or manage (animals) during the winter
WINTER Defined for Kids
Definition of winter for Students
1 : the season between autumn and spring (as from December to March in the northern half of the earth)
2 : one of the years of a person's life a person of seventy winters
Definition of winter for Students
wintered
;wintering
1 : to pass the winter We wintered in Florida.
2 : to keep, feed, or manage during the winter The farmer winters livestock on silage.
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