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Meaning of 'winter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Winter [ n.]
- The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
- The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
2 . Winter [ v. i.]
- To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.
- To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.

Meaning of 'winter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . winter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- spend the winter
Example in sentence:
  • Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island;
  • We wintered on the Riviera

Nearby Words:

win wince winced wincer wincey winch wincing wincopipe wind wind-break

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