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winter

3 definitions • 9 examples
1
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:

Examples:

I think you tend to eat more in (the) winter.
Last winter we went skiing.
It's been a surprisingly mild winter.
a winter/winter's day
winter weather/snow
2
(especially of a bird) to spend the winter in a particular place:

Examples:

Birds migrate so that they can winter in a warmer country.
A lot of older people from northern states winter in Florida or Arizona.
3
the season when the weather is coldest between fall and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator:

Examples:

[ C ] last/next/this winter
[ U ] My grandparents often vacation in Florida for part of the winter.

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