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   winter

   /ˈwɪntə/

   noun

   • 1. the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August: "the tree has a good crop of berries in winter"
   • ▪ the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
   • ▪ years: "he seemed a hundred winters old"

   adjective

   • 1. (of fruit) ripening late in the year: "a winter apple"
   • ▪ (of wheat or other crops) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year.

   verb

   • 1. (especially of a bird) spend the winter in a particular place: "birds wintering in the Channel Islands"
   • ▪ keep or feed (plants or cattle) during winter.

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.

   Derivatives

   • 1. winterer noun
   • 2. winterless adjective
   • 3. winterly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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