Winter

  • 41winter — /ˈwɪntə / (say wintuh) noun 1. the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring; in the Southern Hemisphere, usually understood to include June, July and August. 2. a period of cold weather associated with this season. 3. a whole year as …

  • 42winter — win|ter1 W2S2 [ˈwıntə US ər] n [U and C] [: Old English;] the season after autumn and before spring, when the weather is coldest →↑summer ▪ the cold Canadian winters ▪ the dark winter months in (the) winter ▪ It usually snows here in the winter …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43winter — [[t]wɪ̱ntə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ winters, wintering, wintered 1) N VAR Winter is the season between autumn and spring. In the winter the weather is usually cold. In winter the nights are long and cold. ...the winter months. ...the late winter of 1941. 2) V …

    English dictionary

  • 44winter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wintar winter and perhaps to Lithuanian vanduo water, Old English wæter more at water Date: before 12th century 1. the season between autumn and spring comprising in the …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 45winter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last, this past (esp. AmE) ▪ the following, next, this, this coming ▪ early, late …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 46winter — {{11}}winter (n.) O.E., fourth season of the year, from P.Gmc. *wentruz (Cf. O.Fris., Du. winter, O.S., O.H.G. wintar, Ger. winter, Dan., Swed. vinter, Goth. wintrus, O.N. vetr winter ), possibly from PIE *wed /*wod /*ud wet (see WATER (Cf …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 47winter*/*/*/ — [ˈwɪntə] noun [C/U] I the season after autumn and before spring, when it is usually cold a cold/severe/hard winter[/ex] a cold winter s night[/ex] We usually go skiing in winter.[/ex] This town is deserted in the winter.[/ex] She wore a heavy… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 48winter — win•ter [[t]ˈwɪn tər[/t]] n. 1) the cold season between autumn and spring, in the Northern Hemisphere from the December solstice to the March equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the June solstice to the September equinox 2) the months of …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49Winter — Jemand ist gut über den Winter gekommen: er hat einer Gefahr gut ausweichen können; auch: jemand ist dick.{{ppd}}    Einen weißen und einen grünen Winter haben: immer kaltes Wetter haben. So sagt man auch: Ein dreiviertel Jahr Winter und ein… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 50winter — n. 1) a cold, hard, harsh, severe; mild winter 2) in, over (the) winter 3) in the dead of winter * * * [ wɪntə] hard. harsh mild winter over (the) winter severe a cold in in the dead of winter …

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