- the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring
- a cold/mild/harsh winter
- a severe/hard winter
- We went to New Zealand last winter.
- in (the) winter Our house can be very cold in (the) winter.
- during the winter Weed seeds are an important source of food for birds during the winter.
- through/throughout the winter They worked on the building all through the winter.
- the winter months
- winter storms/weather
- a winter coat
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- The birds fly south for the winter.
- a frigid Midwestern city in the dead of winter
- one of the worst winters we have ever had
- plants which are susceptible to winter frosts
- the artist's bleak winter scene
- You could be eligible for a winter fuel allowance.
- I don't like this winter weather.
- an ideal location for a winter break
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- this past
- the following
- …
- conditions
- temperature
- weather
- …
- go, fly, head, etc. south for the winter
- in the dead of winter
- in the depths of winter
- …
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.
Idioms
See winter in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee winter in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin the dead of winter
- in the coldest part of winter
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