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winter

('w/I/nt/@/r )

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox(noun.time)

Synonym:
wintertime

source: wordnet30
The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.(noun)

source: webster1913

spend the winter(verb.stative)

Example:
We wintered on the Riviera.
Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island.

Synonym:
overwinter

source: wordnet30
To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.(verb)

source: webster1913
To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.(verb)

source: webster1913

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