winter Definition

the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox

the colder half of the year

year

to pass the winter

to feed or find food during the winter —used with on

to keep, feed, or manage during the winter

of, relating to, or suitable for winter

sown in the autumn and harvested in the following spring or summer

any of several low Eurasian perennial herbs (genus Eranthis, especially E. hyemalis) of the buttercup family with solitary yellow or white flowers which often bloom through the snow

any of several winter squashes that have long recurved necks, usually smooth variously striped rinds, and are noted for their keeping qualities

a rusty-brown flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the family Pleuronectidae) of the northwestern Atlantic important as a market fish especially in winter

to kill (a plant or part of a plant) by exposure to winter conditions

to die as a result of exposure to winter conditions

any of several muskmelons (such as a casaba or honeydew melon) that are fruits of a cultivated vine (Cucumis melo indorus)

a large white-fleshed melon that is the fruit of an Asian vine (Benincasa hispida) and is used especially in Chinese cooking

a winter residence or station (as of a military unit or a circus)

a perennial European mint (Satureja montana) with leaves used for seasoning