| winter | |
| 1. n. Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December 23 to March 20 in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July and August in the S | |
| 2. n. (figuratively, poetic) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place). | |
| When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida. | |
| 4. v. To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold. | |
