/ ˈwɪntə(r); NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ U , C ] the coldest season of the year, between autumn / fall and spring :
a mild / severe / hard winter
Our house can be very cold in (the) winter .
They worked on the building all through the winter.
We went to New Zealand last winter.
the winter months
a winter coat
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IDIOMS
see dead noun
■ verb
[ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] to spend the winter somewhere :
Many British birds winter in Africa.
—compare overwinter
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter , probably also to wet .