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Winter Noun Bre ˈwɪntə(R ˈwɪntər Mild/Severe/Hard House Cold

Word winter
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈwɪntə(r) / NAmE / ˈwɪntər /
Example
  • a mild/severe/hard winter
  • our house can be very cold in (the) winter.
  • they worked on the building all through the winter.
  • we went to new zealand last winter.
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winter

(noun)BrE / ˈwɪntə(r) / NAmE / ˈwɪntər /
  1. the coldest season of the year, between autumn/fall and spring
    • a mild/severe/hard winter
    • Our house can be very cold in (the) winter.
    • They worked on the building all through the winter.
    • We went to New Zealand last winter.
    • the winter months
    • a winter coat
  2. in the coldest part of winter
  3. Extra Examples

    • The birds fly south for the winter.
    • a frigid midwestern city in the dead of winter
    • one of the worst winters we have ever had
    • plants which are susceptible to winter frosts
    • the artist’s bleak winter scene

    Word Origin

    • Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.
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