winter

IPA: wˈɪntɝ

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
(figuratively, poetic) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
(countable, fashion) Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
(obsolete) An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
(India, archaic) The rainy season.
(countable) A surname from the Germanic languages.
(countable) A unisex given name
A placename
An unincorporated community in Senlac Rural Municipality No. 411, Saskatchewan, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
A small town and village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
The personification of winter, wintertime
(poetry) Alternative form of winter [Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.]

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
(transitive) To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

Examples of "winter" in Sentences

Drawback to shipping in winter is worrying about items getting frozen in transit.
Putting the clocks back in winter is bad for health, wastes energy and increases pollution, scientists say, and putting an end to the practice in ...
Sometimes the cough and expectoration disappear when the weather becomes warm, to appear again with the return of winter, which has gained for it the appellation of _winter cough_.
Putting the clocks back in winter is bad for health, wastes energy and increases pollution, scientists say, and putting an end to the practice in northern areas could bring major health and environmental benefits.
I LOVE Old Christine but my only thinking of the benefits of Christine in winter is that the fall will be so jam packed with new shows that will be beating each other up for audiences, that let them sort it out as some die off, THEN bring back Christine.uh. that way I have time to check out new shows and still watch all my Christine episodes.