English-Thai Dictionary
winter
N ฤดูหนาว หน้าหนาว wintertime wintertide summer rue-du-nao
winter
VI ใช้เวลา ฤดูหนาว ในที่ ที่ ห่าง จาก บ้าน summer chai-we-la-rue-du-nao-nai-ti-hang-jak-ban
winter
VT เก็บรักษา ไว้ ใน ช่วง ฤดูหนาว ken-rak-sa-wai-nai-chang-rue-du-nao
winter over
PHRV ออก ไป ไหน ไม่ได้ ตลอด ฤดูหนาว ใช้เวลา ทั้งหมด ของ ฤดูหนาว ook-pai-nai-nai-dai-ta-lod-rue-du-nao
winter solstice
N วันที่ มี กลางวัน สั้น ที่สุด ทาง ซีกโลก เหนือ (วันที่ 22 ธันวาคม summer solstice wan-ti-me-klang-wan-san-ti-sud-tang-sik-lok-nuan
winterberry
N ต้น ไม้พุ่ม เตี้ย ตระกูล เดียว กับ ต้น Holly ให้ผล เล็กๆ สีแดง ชื่อ ละติน คือ Ilex verticillata black alder ton-mai-tuam-tia
wintergreen
N ต้น ไม้ดอก พุ่ม เตี้ย มีผล เล็ก สีแดง และ ใบ ขนาดเล็ก ชื่อ ละติน Gaultheria procumb checkerberry teaberry ton-mai-dok-mai-pum-tia-me-pon-lek-se-dang-dok-lek-bai-lek
wintergreen oil
N น้ำมัน ระ กำ nam-man-ra-kam
winterish
ADJ ซึ่ง เก็บ ไว้ สำหรับ ฤดูหนาว sueng-keb-wai-sam-rab-rue-du-nao
winterize
VT เตรียม สภาพ ของ บ้าน หรือ รถ ให้พร้ อม ไว้ สำหรับ ฤดูหนาว summerize triam-sa-pab-ban-rue-rod-wai-prom-sam-rab-rue-du-nai
winterkill
VT ตาย จาก การถูก ความ หนาว จัด ใน ฤดูหนาว
wintertide
N ฤดูหนาว wintertime
wintertime
N ฤดูหนาว หน้าหนาว winter wintertide summertime rue-du-nao
wintery
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ฤดูหนาว brumal hibernal hiemal wintry summery sunny warm bright pleasant kiao-kab-rue-du-nao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WINTER
n. 1. The cold season of the year. Astronomically considered, winter commences in northern latitudes when the sun enters Capricorn, or at the solstice about the 21st of December, and ends at the equinox in March; but in ordinary discourse, the three winter months are December, January, and February. Our Saxon ancestors reckoned the years by winters; as ten winters; thirty winters. In tropical climates, there are two winters annually; but they cannot be said to be cold. In the temperate and frigid climates, there is one winter only in the year.
2. The part of the printing press which sustains the carriage.
WINTER
v.i.To pass the winter. He wintered in Italy. Cattle winter well on good fodder.
WINTER
v.t.To feed or manage during the winter. To winter young cattle on straw, is not profitable. Delicate plants must be wintered under cover.
WINTER-APPLE
n.[winter and apple. ] An apple that keeps well in winter.
WINTER-BARLEY
n.[winter and barley. ] A kind of barley which is sowed in autumn.
WINTER-BEATEN
a.[winter and beat. ] Harassed by the severe weather of winter.
WINTER-BERRY
n.[winter and berry. ] A plant of the genus Prinos.
WINTER-BLOOM
n.[winter and bloom. ] A plant of the genus Azalea.
WINTER-CHERRY
n.[winter and cherry. ] A plant of the genus Physalis, and its fruit, which is of the size of a cherry.
WINTER-CITRON
n.[winter and citron. ] A sort of pear.
WINTER-CRESS
n.[winter and cress. ] A plant of the genus Erysimum.
WINTER-CROP
n.[winter and crop. ] A crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter.
WINTER-FALLOW
n.[winter and fallow. ] Ground that is fallowed in winter.
WINTER-GARDEN
n.[winter and garden. ] An ornamental garden for winter.
WINTER-GREEN
n.[winter and green. ] A plant of the genus Pyrola, useful as a vulnerary.
WINTER-KILL
v.t.[winter and kill. ] To kill by means of the weather in winter; as, to winter-kill wheat or clover.
WINTER-KILL
v.i.To be killed by the winter. Wheat is liable to winter-kill in moist land.
WINTER-KILLED
pp. Killed by the winter, as grain.
WINTER-KILLING
ppr. Killing by the weather in winter.
WINTER-LODGE, WINTER-LODGMENT
n.[winter and lodge. ] In botany, the hybernacle of a plant, which protects the embryo or future shoot from injuries during the winter. It is either a bud or a bulb.
WINTER-PEAR
n.[winter and pear. ] Any pear that keeps well in winter.
WINTER-QUARTERS
n.[winter and quarters. ] The quarters of an army during the winter; a winter residence or station.
WINTER-RIG
v.t.[winter and rig. ] To fallow or till in winter. [Local. ]
WINTER-SOLSTICE
n.[winter and solstice. ] The solstice of the winter, which takes place when the sun enters Capricorn, December 21st.
WINTERED
pp. Kept through the winter.
WINTERING
ppr. Passing the winter; keeping in winter.
WINTERLY
a.Such as is suitable to winter. [Little used. ]
WINTERY
a.Suitable to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WINTER
Win "ter, n. Etym: [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. &OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp. ), OIr. find white.
1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. "Of thirty winter he was old. " Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. Goldsmith.
Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see Season ). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st.
2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. Wordsworth. Winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. -- Winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. -- Winter berry (Bot. ), the name of several American shrubs (Ilex verticillata, I. lævigata, etc. ) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. -- Winter bloom. (Bot. ) (a ) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b ) A plant of the genus Hamamelis (H. Viginica ); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. -- Winter bud (Zoöl.), a statoblast. -- Winter cherry (Bot. ), a plant (Physalis Alkekengi ) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See Alkekengi. -- Winter cough (Med. ), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. -- Winter cress (Bot. ), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant (Barbarea vulgaris ). -- Winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. -- Winter duck. (Zoöl.) (a ) The pintail. (b ) The old squaw. -- Winter egg (Zoöl.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. -- Winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter. -- Winter fat. (Bot. ) Same as White sage, under White. -- Winter fever (Med. ), pneumonia. [Colloq. ] -- Winter flounder. (Zoöl.) See the Note under Flounder. -- Winter gull (Zoöl.), the common European gull; -- called also winter mew. [Prov. Eng. ] -- Winter itch. (Med. ) See Prarie itch, under Prairie. -- Winter lodge, or Winter lodgment. (Bot. ) Same as Hibernaculum. -- Winter mew. (Zoöl.) Same as Winter gull, above. [Prov. Eng. ] --Winter moth (Zoöl.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species (Cheimatobia brumata ). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. -- Winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. -- Winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. -- Winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. -- Winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. -- Winter shad (Zoöl.), the gizzard shad. -- Winter sheldrake (Zoöl.), the goosander. [Local, U.S.] -- Winter sleep (Zoöl.), hibernation. -- Winter snipe (Zoöl.), the dunlin. -- Winter solstice. (Astron.) See Solstice, 2. -- Winter teal (Zoöl.), the green-winged teal. -- Winter wagtail (Zoöl.), the gray wagtail (Motacilla melanope ). [Prov. Eng. ] -- Winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. -- Winter wren (Zoöl.), a small American wren (Troglodytes hiemalis ) closely resembling the common wren.
WINTER
Win "ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wintered; p. pr. & vb. n. Wintering. ]
Defn: To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida. Because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence. Acts xxvii. 12.
WINTER
WINTER Win "ter, v. i.
Defn: To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.
WINTER-BEATEN
WINTER-BEATEN Win "ter-beat `en, a.
Defn: Beaten or harassed by the severe weather of winter. Spenser.
WINTERGREEN
WINTERGREEN Win "ter *green `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.
Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of Pyrola which in America are called English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf, under Shin. ) In America, the name wintergreen is given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry. Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb (Trientalis Americana ); -- also called star flower. -- Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia ) with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen (Gaultheria ), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple blossoms. -- Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant (Chimaphila maculata ) with ovate, white-spotted leaves.
WINTER-GROUND
WINTER-GROUND Win "ter-ground `, v. t.
Defn: To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to winter-ground the roods of a plant. The ruddock would. .. bring thee all this, Yea, and furred moss besides, when flowers are none To winter-ground thy corse. Shak.
WINTERKILL
Win "ter *kill `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winterkilled; p. pr. & vb. n.Winterkilling.]
Defn: To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.]
WINTERLY
WINTERLY Win "ter *ly, a.
Defn: Like winter; wintry; cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless; as, winterly news. [R.] Shak. The sir growing more winterly in the month of April. Camden.
WINTER-PROUD
WINTER-PROUD Win "ter-proud `, a.
Defn: Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland.
WINTER-RIG
Win "ter-rig `, v. t. Etym: [See Winter and Ridge. ]
Defn: To fallow or till in winter. [Prov. Eng. ]
WINTER'S BARK
WINTER'S BARK Win "ter's bark `. (Bot. )
Defn: The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, or Drymis, Winteri ) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.
WINTERTIDE
WINTERTIDE Win "ter *tide `, n.
Defn: Winter time. Tennyson.
WINTERWEED
WINTERWEED Win "ter *weed `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of speedwell (Veronica hederifolia ) which spreads chiefly in winter. Dr. Prior.
WINTERY
WINTERY Win "ter *y, a.
Defn: Wintry.
New American Oxford Dictionary
winter
win ter |ˈwintər ˈwɪn (t )ər | ▶noun the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August: the tree has a good crop of berries in winter | [ as modifier ] : the winter months. • Astronomy the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. • (winters ) literary years: he seemed a hundred winters old. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of fruit and vegetables ) ripening late in the growing season and suitable for storage over the winter: a winter apple. • (of wheat or other crops ) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (esp. of a bird ) spend the winter in a particular place: birds wintering in the Caribbean. • [ with obj. ] keep or feed (plants or cattle ) during winter. DERIVATIVES win ter er noun, win ter less adjective, win ter ly adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet .
winter aconite
win ter ac o nite ▶noun see aconite.
winterberry
win ter ber ry |ˈwintərˌberē ˈwɪntərbɛri |(also winterberry holly ) ▶noun ( pl. winterberries ) a North American holly with toothed, nonprickly leaves and berries that persist through the winter. [Genus Ilex, family Aquifoliaceae: several species, in particular the common winterberry (I. verticillata ) and the smooth winterberry (I. laevigata ).]
winterbourne
win ter bourne |ˈwintərˌbôrn ˈwɪntərbɔrn | ▶noun Brit. a stream, typically on chalk or limestone, that flows only after wet weather. ORIGIN Old English winterburna (see winter, burn 2 ).
winter cherry
win ter cher ry ▶noun a plant of the nightshade family, with cherrylike fruit that ripens in winter. [Several species in the family Solanaceae, in particular Physalis alkekengi, the Chinese lantern plant. ]
winter count
win ¦ter count ▶noun a pictorial record or chronicle of the events of each year, kept by various North American Indian peoples.
winter creeper
win ter creep er ▶noun an evergreen clinging vine that is native to China and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental ground cover. It has escaped cultivation and is regarded as an ecological threat in some eastern US states. [Euonymus fortunei, family Celastraceae. ]
winter cress
win ter cress ▶noun a bitter-tasting cress of north temperate regions. [Genus Barbarea, family Brassicaceae: several species, in particular B. vulgaris. ]
winter currant
win ter cur rant ▶noun another term for red-flowering currant (see flowering currant ).
winter flounder
win ter floun der ▶noun a common flatfish of the western Atlantic, having cryptic gray-brown coloration and popular as food in winter in North America. [Pseudopleuronectes americanus, family Pleuronectidae. ]
winter garden
win ter gar den ▶noun a garden of plants, such as evergreens, that flourish in winter. • a conservatory in which flowers and other plants are grown in winter.
wintergreen
win ter green |ˈwintərˌgrēn ˈwɪntərɡrin | ▶noun 1 a North American plant from which a pungent oil is obtained, in particular the checkerberry or related shrubs. • (also oil of wintergreen ) a pungent oil containing methyl salicylate, now obtained chiefly from the sweet birch or made synthetically, used medicinally and as a flavoring. 2 a low-growing plant of acid soils in north temperate regions, with spikes of white bell-shaped flowers. [Chimaphila, Pyrola and other genera, family Pyrolaceae (the wintergreen family ): several species, including the spotted wintergreen (C. maculata ).] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: the plants so named because of remaining green in winter, suggested by Dutch wintergroen, German Wintergrün .
Winterhalter, Franz Xavier
Winterhalter, Franz Xavier |ˈvɪntəˌhaltə, German ˈvɪntɐˌhaltɐ | (1806 –73 ), German painter. He painted many portraits of European royalty and aristocracy.
Winter Haven
Win ter Ha ven a resort and industrial city in central Florida; pop. 33,353 (est. 2008 ).
winter heliotrope
win ¦ter helio |trope ▶noun a plant of the daisy family, which produces fragrant lilac flowers in winter. ●Petasites fragrans, family Compositae.
winterize
win ter ize |ˈwintəˌrīz ˈwɪntəraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be winterized ) adapt or prepare (something, esp. a house or an automobile ) for use in cold weather: a waterfront cottage that Dixon had winterized. DERIVATIVES win ter i za tion |ˌwintəriˈzāSHən |noun
winter jasmine
win ter jas mine ▶noun a yellow-flowered Chinese jasmine that blooms during the winter. [Jasminum nudiflorum, family Oleaceae. ]
winter melon
win ter mel on ▶noun a variety of muskmelon with a sweet, edible flesh that requires a long growing season and ripens in late autumn, making it available in many supermarkets during the winter.
winter moth
win ter moth ▶noun a moth that emerges in the winter, the female of which has only vestigial wings. It was formerly a major pest of fruit trees. [Several species in the family Geometridae. ]
Winter Olympics
Win ter O lym pics an international contest of winter sports held every four years at a two-year interval from the Summer Games. They have been held separately from the main games since 1924.
Winter Palace
Win ter Pal ace the former Russian imperial residence in St. Petersburg, stormed in the Revolution of 1917 and later used as a museum and art gallery.
Winter Park
Win ter Park a resort and citrus-growing city in east central Florida, northeast of Orlando; pop. 27,909 (est. 2008 ).
winter quarters
win ter quar ters ▶plural noun accommodations for the winter, esp. for soldiers.
winter sleep
win ter sleep ▶noun hibernation.
winter solstice
win ter sol stice ▶noun the solstice that marks the onset of winter, at the time of the shortest day, about December 22 in the northern hemisphere and June 21 in the southern hemisphere. • Astronomy the solstice in December.
winter sports
win ter sports |ˌwɪn (t )ər ˈspɔrts | ▶plural noun sports performed on snow or ice, such as skiing and ice skating.
winter squash
win ter squash ▶noun a squash that has a hard rind and may be stored. [Cultivars of Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima, family Cucurbitaceae. ]
wintersweet
win ter sweet |ˈwintərˌswēt ˈwɪntərswit | ▶noun a deciduous Chinese shrub that produces heavily scented yellow flowers in winter before the leaves appear, grown in North America as an ornamental. [Chimonanthus praecox, family Calycanthaceae. ]
Winterthur
Winterthur |ˈvɪntəˌtʊə, German ˈvɪntɐˌtuːɐ | an industrial town in northern Switzerland; pop. 96,462 (2007 ).
wintertide
win ter tide |ˈwintərˌtīd ˈwɪntərtaɪd | ▶noun literary term for wintertime.
wintertime
win ter time |ˈwintərˌtīm ˈwɪn (t )ərˌtaɪm | ▶noun the season or period of winter.
Winter War
Winter War the war between the USSR and Finland in 1939 –40. Heavily outnumbered by invading Soviet troops, the Finns were defeated and forced to cede western Karelia to the Soviet Union. Also called Russo-Finnish War.
Oxford Dictionary
winter
win ¦ter |ˈwɪntə | ▶noun the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August: the tree has a good crop of berries in winter | [ as modifier ] : the winter months. • Astronomy the period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. • (winters ) literary years: he seemed a hundred winters old. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of fruit ) ripening late in the year: a winter apple. • (of wheat or other crops ) sown in autumn for harvesting the following year. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] (especially of a bird ) spend the winter in a particular place: birds wintering in the Channel Islands. • [ with obj. ] keep or feed (plants or cattle ) during winter. DERIVATIVES winterer noun, winterless adjective, winterly adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet .
winter aconite
win ¦ter acon |ite ▶noun see aconite ( sense 2 ).
winterberry
winter |berry ▶noun ( pl. winterberries ) a North American holly with toothed, non-prickly leaves and berries which persist through the winter. ●Genus Ilex, family Aquifoliaceae: several species, in particular I. verticillata.
winterbourne
winter |bourne |ˈwɪntəbɔːn | ▶noun Brit. a stream, typically on chalk or limestone, which flows only after wet weather. ORIGIN Old English winterburna (see winter, burn 2 ).
winter cherry
win ¦ter cherry ▶noun a plant of the nightshade family, with cherry-like fruit which ripens in winter. ●Several species in the family Solanaceae, in particular Solanum capsicastrum, which is grown as a pot plant, and the Chinese lantern plant.
winter count
win ¦ter count ▶noun a pictorial record or chronicle of the events of each year, kept by various North American Indian peoples.
winter creeper
win ter creep er ▶noun an evergreen clinging vine that is native to China and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental ground cover. It has escaped cultivation and is regarded as an ecological threat in some eastern US states. [Euonymus fortunei, family Celastraceae. ]
winter cress
win ¦ter cress ▶noun a bitter-tasting cress of north temperate regions. ●Genus Barbarea, family Cruciferae: several species, in particular B. vulgaris.
winter flounder
win ¦ter floun |der ▶noun a common flatfish of the western Atlantic, having cryptic grey-brown coloration and popular as food in winter in North America. ●Pseudopleuronectes americanus, family Pleuronectidae.
winter garden
win ¦ter gar ¦den ▶noun a garden of plants, such as evergreens, that flourish in winter. • a conservatory in which flowers and other plants are grown in winter.
wintergreen
winter |green |ˈwɪntəgriːn | ▶noun 1 a North American plant from which a pungent oil is obtained: ● the checkerberry or a related shrub whose leaves produce oil. ● a birch tree whose bark produces oil (Betula lenta, family Betulaceae ). • (also oil of wintergreen ) [ mass noun ] a pungent oil containing methyl salicylate, obtained from the wintergreen or made synthetically, used medicinally and as a flavouring. 2 a low-growing plant of acid soils in north temperate regions, with spikes of white bell-shaped flowers. ●Pyrola and other genera, family Pyrolaceae. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: the plants so named because of remaining green in winter, suggested by Dutch wintergroen, German Wintergrün .
Winterhalter, Franz Xavier
Winterhalter, Franz Xavier |ˈvɪntəˌhaltə, German ˈvɪntɐˌhaltɐ | (1806 –73 ), German painter. He painted many portraits of European royalty and aristocracy.
Winter Haven
Win ter Ha ven a resort and industrial city in central Florida; pop. 33,353 (est. 2008 ).
winter heliotrope
win ¦ter helio |trope ▶noun a plant of the daisy family, which produces fragrant lilac flowers in winter. ●Petasites fragrans, family Compositae.
winterize
winterize |ˈwɪntərʌɪz |(also winterise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly N. Amer. adapt or prepare (something, especially a house ) for use in cold weather: the house was winterized to extend the period of time it could be let. DERIVATIVES winterization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
winter jasmine
win ¦ter jas |mine ▶noun a yellow-flowered Chinese jasmine which blooms during the winter. ●Jasminum nudiflorum, family Oleaceae.
winter melon
win ter mel on ▶noun a variety of muskmelon with a sweet, edible flesh that requires a long growing season and ripens in late autumn, making it available in many supermarkets during the winter.
winter moth
win ¦ter moth ▶noun a moth that emerges in the winter, the female of which has only vestigial wings. It was formerly a major pest of fruit trees. ●Several species in the family Geometridae, in particular Operophtera brumata.
Winter Olympics
Winter Olym |pics an international contest of winter sports held every four years at a two-year interval from the summer games. They have been held separately from the main games since 1924.
Winter Palace
Winter Palace the former Russian imperial residence in St Petersburg, stormed in the Revolution of 1917 and later used as a museum and art gallery.
Winter Park
Win ter Park a resort and citrus-growing city in east central Florida, northeast of Orlando; pop. 27,909 (est. 2008 ).
winter quarters
win ¦ter quar |ters ▶plural noun accommodation for the winter, especially for soldiers.
winter sleep
win ¦ter sleep ▶noun [ mass noun ] hibernation.
winter solstice
win ¦ter sol |stice ▶noun the solstice at midwinter, at the time of the shortest day, about 22 December in the northern hemisphere and 21 June in the southern hemisphere. • Astronomy the solstice in December.
winter sports
win ¦ter sports ▶plural noun sports performed on snow or ice, such as skiing and ice skating.
winter squash
win ¦ter squash ▶noun a squash which has a hard rind and may be stored. ●Cultivars of Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima, family Cucurbitaceae.
wintersweet
winter |sweet ▶noun a deciduous Chinese shrub which produces heavily scented yellow flowers in winter before the leaves appear. ●Chimonanthus praecox, family Calycanthaceae.
Winterthur
Winterthur |ˈvɪntəˌtʊə, German ˈvɪntɐˌtuːɐ | an industrial town in northern Switzerland; pop. 96,462 (2007 ).
wintertide
winter |tide |ˈwɪntətʌɪd | ▶noun literary term for wintertime.
wintertime
wintertime |ˈwɪntətʌɪm | ▶noun the season or period of winter.
Winter War
Winter War the war between the USSR and Finland in 1939 –40. Heavily outnumbered by invading Soviet troops, the Finns were defeated and forced to cede western Karelia to the Soviet Union. Also called Russo-Finnish War.
Oxford Thesaurus
winter
winter noun WORD LINKS winter hibernal relating to winter Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Duden Dictionary
Winter
Win ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nter |der Winter; Genitiv: des Winters, Plural: die Winter mittelhochdeutsch winter, althochdeutsch wintar, Herkunft ungeklärt Jahreszeit zwischen Herbst und Frühling als kälteste Zeit des Jahres ein langer, kurzer, kalter, harter, strenger, schneereicher, nasser, trockener, milder Winter | es ist tiefer Winter | der Winter kommt, dauert lange | der Winter geht langsam zu Ende | er ist Winter wie Sommer (das ganze Jahr über ) mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs | den Winter über, den ganzen Winter lang waren sie im Süden | den Winter in den Bergen verbringen | ich bin schon den dritten Winter hier | die Freuden des Winters | gut durch den Winter kommen | er ist Winter für Winter (jedes Jahr im Winter ) hier | es war im Winter 1998 /99, mitten im Winter | im Winter verreisen | vor dem nächsten Winter , vor Winter nächsten Jahres, dieses Jahres wird die Brücke nicht fertig | über den Winter , den Winter über, während des Winters bleibt er hier
Winterabend
Win ter abend Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterabend |Abend im Winter
Winteranfang
Win ter an fang Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nteranfang |Anfang, Beginn des Winters zwischen 20. und 23. Dezember
Winterapfel
Win ter ap fel Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterapfel |Apfel, der sich bei entsprechender Lagerung den Winter über hält
Winterausrüstung
Win ter aus rüs tung Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterausrüstung |für winterliches Wetter, winterliche Temperaturen geeignete Ausrüstung, besonders für Autos
Winterbau
Win ter bau Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterbau |der > ohne Plural das Bauen im Winter
Wintercamping
Win ter cam ping Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i ntercamping |
Winterdepression
Win ter de pres si on Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterdepression |durch Lichtmangel ausgelöste und deshalb besonders im Winter auftretende Depression
Winterdienst
Win ter dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterdienst |a Dienst 2 zur Gewährleistung eines reibungslosen Ablaufs des Verkehrs auf öffentlichen Straßen bei Schnee und Eis b Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen, die vom Winterdienst a ergriffen werden
Wintereinbruch
Win ter ein bruch Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntereinbruch |plötzlicher Beginn des Winters
Winterendivie
Win ter en di vie Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterendivie |Endivie mit breiten, nicht gekrausten Blättern
Winterfahrplan
Win ter fahr plan Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterfahrplan |während des Winterhalbjahres geltender Fahrplan 1
Winterfell
Win ter fell Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i nterfell |vgl. Winterkleid 2a
Winterferien
Win ter fe ri en Pluralwort , die |W i nterferien |Plural Schulferien im Winter, meist am Anfang des Jahres
winterfest
win ter fest Adjektiv |w i nterfest |1 für winterliches Wetter mit Schnee, Frost o. Ä. geeignet winterfeste Kleidung | eine winterfeste Blockhütte 2 winterhart
Winterflugplan
Win ter flug plan Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterflugplan | vgl. Winterfahrplan
Winterfrucht
Win ter frucht Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterfrucht |ohne Plural Wintergetreide
Wintergarten
Win ter gar ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntergarten |mit großen Fenstern oder Glaswänden [für die Haltung von Zimmerpflanzen ] ausgestatteter Raum oder Teil eines Raums
Wintergerste
Win ter gers te Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntergerste |
Wintergetreide
Win ter ge trei de Substantiv, Neutrum Landwirtschaft , das |W i ntergetreide |winterhartes Getreide, das im Herbst gesät und im Sommer des folgenden Jahres geerntet wird
Wintergrün
Win ter grün Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i ntergrün |als Kraut oder kleiner Halbstrauch wachsende Pflanze mit immergrünen Blättern und kleinen, einzeln oder in Trauben wachsenden Blüten
Winterhafen
Win ter ha fen Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterhafen |Hafen, der auch im Winter eisfrei, befahrbar ist
Winterhalbjahr
Win ter halb jahr Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i nterhalbjahr |die Wintermonate einschließende Hälfte des Jahres
winterhart
win ter hart Adjektiv Botanik |w i nterhart |(von Pflanzen ) winterliche Witterung gut zu überstehen vermögend
Winterhilfswerk
Win ter hilfs werk Substantiv, Neutrum nationalsozialistisch , das |W i nterhilfswerk |Hilfswerk zur Beschaffung von Kleidung, Heizmaterial und Nahrungsmitteln für Bedürftige im Winter
Winterhimmel
Win ter him mel Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterhimmel |
Winterjasmin
Win ter jas min Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterjasmin | Jasmin 1
Winterkartoffel
Win ter kar tof fel Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterkartoffel |Kartoffelsorte, die sich zum Einkellern für den Winter eignet
Winterkleid
Win ter kleid Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i nterkleid |1 warmes Kleid für den Winter 2 a längere, dichtere [andersfarbige ] Behaarung vieler Säugetiere im Winter b Gefieder einiger Vogelarten im Winter im Unterschied zum andersfarbigen Gefieder im Sommer (z. B. beim Schneehuhn )
Winterkleidung
Win ter klei dung Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterkleidung |vgl. Winterkleid 1
Winterkohl
Win ter kohl Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterkohl |Grünkohl
Winterkollektion
Win ter kol lek ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterkollektion |vgl. Herbstkollektion
Winterkurort
Win ter kur ort Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterkurort |Kurort für den Winter, an dem auch Wintersport getrieben werden kann
Winterlandschaft
Win ter land schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterlandschaft |winterliche Landschaft; Schneelandschaft
winterlich
win ter lich Adjektiv |w i nterlich |mittelhochdeutsch winterlich, althochdeutsch wintarlih a zur Zeit des Winters üblich, herrschend winterliche Temperaturen, Kälte | eine winterliche (mit Schnee bedeckte ) Landschaft | es ist winterlich [kalt ]b dem Winter gemäß, dafür angebracht, passend winterliche Kleidung | sich winterlich anziehen c im Winter stattfindend, sich ereignend, vorkommend ein winterliches Gewitter | der winterliche Verkehr setzt ein
Winterling
Win ter ling Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterling |der Winterling; Genitiv: des Winterlings, Plural: die Winterlinge (zu den Hahnenfußgewächsen gehörende ) im Winter blühende Pflanze mit handförmig geteilten Blättern und gelben oder weißen Blüten
Winterluft
Win ter luft Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterluft |ohne Plural winterliche Luft kalte, klare Winterluft
Wintermantel
Win ter man tel Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntermantel |vgl. Winterkleid
Wintermode
Win ter mo de Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntermode |Mode für den Winter
Wintermonat
Win ter mo nat Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntermonat |a ohne Plural veraltet Dezember b einer der ins Winterhalbjahr fallenden Monate, besonders Dezember, Januar, Februar
Wintermorgen
Win ter mor gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntermorgen |vgl. Winterabend
wintern
win tern schwaches Verb selten |w i ntern |Perfektbildung mit »hat «; unpersönlich mittelhochdeutsch winteren, althochdeutsch wintaran Winter werden
Winternacht
Win ter nacht Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nternacht |vgl. Winterabend
Winterobst
Win ter obst Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i nterobst |
winteroffen
win ter of fen Adjektiv |w i nteroffen |auch während der Wintermonate für den Verkehr geöffnet winteroffene Pässe
Winterolympiade
Win ter olym pi a de Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterolympiade |im Winter in den Disziplinen des Wintersports stattfindende Olympiade
Winterpause
Win ter pau se Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterpause |vgl. Sommerpause
Winterquartier
Win ter quar tier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i nterquartier |1 Standquartier von Truppen während der Wintermonate 2 Ort, an dem sich bestimmte Tiere während der Wintermonate aufhalten 3 Quartier, in dem sich ein Zirkus während des Winters aufhält
Winterreifen
Win ter rei fen Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterreifen |den Straßenverhältnissen und Witterungsbedingungen in den Wintermonaten angepasster Autoreifen mit grobem Profil
Winterreise
Win ter rei se Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterreise |
Winterroggen
Win ter rog gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterroggen |vgl. Wintergetreide
Winterruhe
Win ter ru he Substantiv, feminin Zoologie , die |W i nterruhe |nicht allzu tiefer, zur Nahrungsaufnahme öfter unterbrochener Ruhezustand bei verschiedenen Säugetieren während der Wintermonate
winters
win ters Adverb |w i nters |mittelhochdeutsch (des ) winters, althochdeutsch winteres im Winter; während des Winters
Wintersaat
Win ter saat Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntersaat |1 Saatgut von Wintergetreide, das im Herbst gesät wird 2 aufgegangene Pflanzen der Wintersaat 1 die Wintersaat steht gut, ist ausgefroren
Wintersachen
Win ter sa chen Pluralwort , die |W i ntersachen |Pluraletantum Winterkleidung
Wintersaison
Win ter sai son Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntersaison | Saison während der Wintermonate
Wintersanfang
Win ters an fang Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntersanfang |Winteranfang
Winterschlaf
Win ter schlaf Substantiv, maskulin Zoologie , der |W i nterschlaf |schlafähnlicher Zustand, in dem sich manche Säugetiere im Winter befinden
Winterschlussverkauf
Win ter schluss ver kauf Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterschlussverkauf |im Winter stattfindender Schlussverkauf
Winterschuh
Win ter schuh Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterschuh |
Wintersemester
Win ter se mes ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i ntersemester |im Winterhalbjahr liegendes Semester
Wintersonne
Win ter son ne Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntersonne | winterliche a Sonne eine matte, bleiche Wintersonne
Wintersonnenwende
Win ter son nen wen de Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntersonnenwende |Zeitpunkt, an dem die Sonne während ihres jährlichen Laufs ihren tiefsten Stand erreicht
Winterspeck
Win ter speck Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , der |W i nterspeck |während der Wintermonate höher gewordenes Körpergewicht, größer gewordenes Fettpolster ich muss jetzt dringend etwas gegen den Winterspeck tun
Winterspiele
Win ter spie le Pluralwort , die |W i nterspiele |Pluraletantum im Winter abgehaltene Wettkämpfe der Olympischen Spiele die Olympischen Winterspiele
Wintersport
Win ter sport Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntersport |auf Eis oder Schnee besonders während der Wintermonate betriebener Sport
Wintersportart
Win ter sport art Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntersportart | Disziplin 3 des Wintersports
Wintersportgebiet
Win ter sport ge biet Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i ntersportgebiet |für Wintersport geeignetes Gebiet
Wintersportler
Win ter sport ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntersportler |jemand, der Wintersport betreibt
Wintersportlerin
Win ter sport le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntersportlerin |weibliche Form zu Wintersportler
Wintersportort
Win ter sport ort Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntersportort |Ort mit Angeboten, Möglichkeiten für Wintersport
Winterstarre
Win ter star re Substantiv, feminin Zoologie , die |W i nterstarre |schlafähnlicher, völlig bewegungsloser Zustand, in dem sich wechselwarme Tiere während der Wintermonate befinden
Winterstiefel
Win ter stie fel Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterstiefel |
wintersüber
win ters über Adverb |w i ntersüber |den Winter über wintersüber wohnen sie in der Stadt
Winterszeit
Win ters zeit Substantiv, feminin , die Winterzeit |W i nterszeit |1 Zeit, in der es Winter ist 2 Normalzeit im Vergleich zur Sommerzeit 2
Wintertag
Win ter tag Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntertag |Tag im Winter ein klarer, grauer, sonniger, kalter Wintertag
wintertauglich
win ter taug lich Adjektiv |w i ntertauglich | winterfest 1 eine wintertaugliche Ausrüstung | wintertaugliche Reifen
Wintertauglichkeit
Win ter taug lich keit Substantiv, feminin , die |W i ntertauglichkeit |
Winterthur
Win ter thur Eigenname |W i nterthur |schweizerische Stadt
Wintertyp
Win ter typ Substantiv, maskulin Mode , der jemand, dem klare, kalte Farben gut stehen
Winterurlaub
Win ter ur laub Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i nterurlaub |Urlaub im Winter den Winterurlaub im Gebirge verbringen
Wintervorrat
Win ter vor rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |W i ntervorrat |Vorrat für die Wintermonate
Winterweide
Win ter wei de Substantiv, feminin , die |W i nterweide | Weide , auf der das Vieh auch während der Wintermonate weiden kann
Winterwetter
Win ter wet ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W i nterwetter |ohne Plural kaltes Wetter, wie es im Winter herrscht
Winterzeit
Win ter zeit Substantiv, feminin , die Winterszeit |W i nterzeit |1 Zeit, in der es Winter ist 2 Normalzeit im Vergleich zur Sommerzeit 2
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
winter
win ter /wɪ́ntə r /〖語源は 「湿った季節 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U 〖時にW -; 通例無冠詞単数形またはthe ～〗冬 , 冬季 (! 具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) 〘通例北半球では12, 1, 2月 〙(→spring 1 )▸ enjoy skiing in (the ) winter 冬にスキーを楽しむ ▸ (╳ in ) last [this, next ] winter 去年 [今年, 来年 ]の冬に ▸ in the winter of 1996 1996年の冬に ▸ in the middle [depth (s ), dead ] of winter 真冬に ▸ a cold [hard ] winter 寒い [寒さの厳しい ]冬 .2 〖形容詞的に 〗冬 (用 )の ; 冬貯蔵できる , 越冬性の ▸ a winter coat 冬用コート .3 U ｟文 ｠〖the ～〗晩年 , 末期 .4 C ｟詩 ｠年 ; …歳 .動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠【場所で 】冬を過ごす (over ) «in » ▸ winter in Florida フロリダで冬を過ごす .他動詞 〈植物 家畜 〉を冬の間保護 [飼育 ]する .～́ g à rden 冬園 ; 温室 .～̀ h ó me 冬用の別荘 .W -̀ Ol ý mpics 〖the ～〗冬季オリンピック .～̀ qu á rters 〖単複両扱い 〗(特に軍隊などの )冬営地 ; 冬ごもりの場所 .～́ sl è ep 冬眠 (hibernation ).～̀ s ó lstice 〖the ～〗冬至 .～̀ sp ó rts (スキー スケートなどの )冬季スポーツ .
wintergreen
w í nter gr è en 名詞 C 〘植 〙(北米産 )ヒメコウジ ; U その油 ; その香り .
winterize
w í n ter ì ze /-ràɪz /動詞 他動詞 〈車 家など 〉に防寒 [越冬 ]装置を施す .
wintertime
w í nter t ì me 名詞 U 冬期, 冬 ▸ in (the ) wintertime 冬 (期 )に .
wintery
win ter y /wɪ́nt (ə )ri /形容詞 ＝wintry .
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