winter

English Thesaurus

1. the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox (noun.time)

hypernym	:	season, time of year,
definition	:	one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions (noun.time)

part holonym	:	winter solstice,
definition	:	December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point (noun.time)

part holonym	:	midwinter,
definition	:	the middle of winter (noun.time)

2. spend the winter (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	pass, spend,
definition	:	pass time in a specific way (verb.stative)

3. the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox (noun.time)

derivation	:	winterise, winterize,
definition	:	prepare for winter (verb.change)

derivation	:	overwinter, winter,
definition	:	spend the winter (verb.stative)

derivation	:	wintery, wintry,
definition	:	characteristic of or occurring in winter (adj.all)

4. spend the winter (verb.stative)

derivation	:	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)

5. the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox (noun.time)

derivation	:	winterise, winterize,
definition	:	prepare for winter (verb.change)

derivation	:	overwinter, winter,
definition	:	spend the winter (verb.stative)

derivation	:	wintery, wintry,
definition	:	characteristic of or occurring in winter (adj.all)

6. spend the winter (verb.stative)

derivation	:	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)