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- Dictionarywinter/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"
adjective
- 1. (of fruit) ripening late in the year: "a winter apple"
verb
- 1. (especially of a bird) spend the winter in a particular place: "birds wintering in the Channel Islands"
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noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈwɪn.tər/us/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/ Add to word listAdd to word list. A1. the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest: I think you tend to eat more in (the) winter. Last winter we went skiing.
The meaning of WINTER is 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. How to use winter in a sentence.
Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on ...
Winter definition: the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox).. See examples of WINTER used in a sentence.
Winter is the season between autumn and spring when the weather is usually cold. In winter the nights are long and cold. Last winter's snowfall was heavier than usual.
winter, coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring; the name comes from an old Germanic word that means “time of water” and refers to the rain and snow of winter in middle and high latitudes.
Definition of winter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. synonyms: wintertime. see more.
Mar 12, 2023 · The season between autumn and spring (generally regarded as lasting from December to February in the northern hemisphere and from June to August in the southern hemisphere), characterized by cold weather, long nights, the absence of leaves on deciduous trees, and the hibernation of certain animals.
The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather.
