WINTER

I. noun see: water Date: before 12th century 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 , a period of inactivity or decay, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to pass the ~ , to feed or find food during the ~, transitive verb to keep, feed, or manage during the ~, III. adjective Date: 14th century of, relating to, or suitable for ~ , sown in the autumn and harvested in the following spring or summer