winter

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Synonyms: inter, winder, witter, sinter, winker, winer, wilter, winner, tinter, pinter, twinter

Antonyms: inter, winder, witter, sinter, winker, winer, wilter, winner, tinter, pinter, twinter

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q1311}}Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, 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 zone|temperate]] and [[polar]] regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively|poetic}} The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
3. {{lb|en|countable|fashion}} Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[appliance]] to be [[fix]]ed on the front of a [[grate]], to keep a [[kettle]] warm, etc.
5. {{lb|en|India|archaic}} The [[rainy season]]. <!--for full citation sources, see Hobson-Jobson 1903-->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} {{surname|en|from=Germanic languages}}.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} {{given name|en|unisex}}.
3. A [[placename]]:
4. The personification of [[winter]], [[wintertime]].

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