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winter

/ˈwɪntə/
nounverb

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and 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.

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Noun 3 meanings

  1. Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and 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.

  2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.

  3. Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To spend the winter (in a particular place).

  2. To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

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Etymology

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”).

WINTER at a glance

WINTER has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,339 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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  • WINNER9
  • WINGER10
  • WINDER10
  • WITTER9
  • MINTER8
  • SINTER6
  • WINKER13
  • LINTER6
  • HINTER9
  • WANTER9
  • WINCER11
  • TINTER6
  • WINIER9

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