winter
/ˈwɪntə/
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; The period of decay, old age, death, or the like
- plural
- winters
Meanings
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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
It's cold during the winter.
Tatoeba · lightswitch · CC BY 2.0 FR
Some people don't like winter.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
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The period of decay, old age, death, or the like
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Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothingrare
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An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etcrare
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The rainy seasonrare