[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Winter Noun Bre ˈwɪntə(R ˈwɪntər Mild/Severe/Hard House Cold
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BrE / ˈwɪntə(r) / NAmE / ˈwɪntər / |
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- 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 / - 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
- in the coldest part of winter
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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