season
English Thesaurus
1. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | haying, haying time, |
| definition | : | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | autumn, fall, |
| definition | : | the season when the leaves fall from the trees (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | summer, summertime, |
| definition | : | the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | winter, wintertime, |
| definition | : | the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | rainy season, |
| definition | : | one of the two seasons in tropical climates (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | dry season, |
| definition | : | one of the two seasons in tropical climates (noun.time) |
| part meronym | : | year, |
| definition | : | the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun (noun.time) |
2. a recurrent time marked by major holidays (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | michaelmastide, |
| definition | : | the season of Michaelmas (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | lammastide, |
| definition | : | the season of Lammas (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | eastertide, |
| definition | : | the Easter season (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | twelfthtide, |
| definition | : | the season of Epiphany (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | allhallowtide, |
| definition | : | the season of All Saints' Day (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | advent, |
| definition | : | the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | shrovetide, |
| definition | : | immediately preceding Lent (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | lent, lententide, |
| definition | : | a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (noun.time) |
3. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | growing season, |
| definition | : | the season during which a crop grows best (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | seedtime, |
| definition | : | the time during which seeds should be planted (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | sheepshearing, |
| definition | : | the time or season when sheep are sheared (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | holiday season, |
| definition | : | a time when many people take holidays (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | high season, peak season, |
| definition | : | the season when travel is most active and rates are highest (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | off-season, |
| definition | : | the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | preseason, |
| definition | : | a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | baseball season, |
| definition | : | the season when baseball is played (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | basketball season, |
| definition | : | the season when basketball is played (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | exhibition season, |
| definition | : | the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | fishing season, |
| definition | : | the season during which it is legal to catch fish (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | football season, |
| definition | : | the season when football is played (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | hockey season, |
| definition | : | the season when hockey is played (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | hunting season, |
| definition | : | the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | social season, |
| definition | : | the season for major social events (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | theatrical season, |
| definition | : | the season when new plays are produced (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | whitsun, whitsuntide, whitweek, |
| definition | : | Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) (noun.time) |
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | weaken, |
| definition | : | lessen the strength of (verb.change) |
5. make fit (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | toughen, |
| definition | : | make tough or tougher (verb.change) |
6. lend flavor to (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | sauce, |
| definition | : | dress (food) with a relish (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | curry, |
| definition | : | season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | resinate, |
| definition | : | impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | savor, savour, |
| definition | : | give taste to (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | salt, |
| definition | : | add salt to (verb.perception) |
| cause | : | savor, savour, taste, |
| definition | : | have flavor; taste of something (verb.perception) |
| domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
| definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
7. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | mollification, pacification, |
| definition | : | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mollification, |
| definition | : | a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered (noun.state) |
8. lend flavor to (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | seasoning, |
| definition | : | the act of adding a seasoning to food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seasoner, |
| definition | : | a cook who uses seasonings (noun.person) |
9. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | mollification, pacification, |
| definition | : | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mollification, |
| definition | : | a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered (noun.state) |
10. lend flavor to (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | seasoning, |
| definition | : | the act of adding a seasoning to food (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seasoner, |
| definition | : | a cook who uses seasonings (noun.person) |
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