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WINTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WINTER?

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Need another word that means the same as “winter”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “winter” in this overview.

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Winter as a Noun
Definitions of "Winter" as a noun
Synonyms of "Winter" as a noun (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Winter" as a noun
Winter as a Verb
Definitions of "Winter" as a verb
Synonyms of "Winter" as a verb (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Winter" as a verb
Associations of "Winter" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Winter” are: overwinter, wintertime

Winter as a Noun

Definitions of "Winter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “winter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
The period from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
Years.
The coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.

Synonyms of "Winter" as a noun (1 Word)

wintertime

The season or period of winter.
I couldn t believe it roses in wintertime.

Usage Examples of "Winter" as a noun

He seemed a hundred winters old.
The winter months.
The tree has a good crop of berries in winter.

Winter as a Verb

Definitions of "Winter" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “winter” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Spend the winter.
(especially of a bird) spend the winter in a particular place.
Keep or feed (plants or cattle) during winter.

Synonyms of "Winter" as a verb (1 Word)

overwinter

(of an insect, plant, etc.) live through the winter.
The germinated seeds will overwinter.

Usage Examples of "Winter" as a verb

We wintered on the Riviera.
Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island.
Birds wintering in the Channel Islands.

Associations of "Winter" (30 Words)

antarctic	At or near the south pole.
arctic	Extremely cold. An arctic* climate.*
blizzard	A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds. A blizzard* of lawsuits.*
chill	Chilly. The draughty chill* of the castle.*
cold	Extended meanings especially of psychological coldness without human warmth or emotion. A cold* impersonal manner.*
coldness	(in reference to colour) the quality of containing pale blue or grey. A sudden coldness* crept around his heart.*
cryogenic	Relating to the deep-freezing of the bodies of people who have just died, in the hope that scientific advances may allow them to be revived in the future. A body being prepared for cryogenic* preservation.*
crystal	Articles made of crystal glass. A quartz crystal.
freeze	Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it. I could freeze* to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on.*
freezing	The freezing point of water 0 C. He was freezing* and miserable.*
frigid	Unable to be sexually aroused (typically used of a woman. My ex told everyone I was frigid.
frost	The formation of frost or ice on a surface. Following two or three nights of hard frost* my garden is a wreck.*
frosty	(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces. A frosty* glass.*
frozen	Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. Children skating on a frozen* brook.*
gelid	Extremely cold. Gelid waters of the North Atlantic.
glacial	A glacial period. Glacial winds.
ice	Put ice on or put on ice. Look at the ice* on that dame.*
iceberg	Lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head. Iceberg is still the most popular lettuce.
icecap	A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak.
icicle	A hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
icy	Covered with or consisting of ice. Her voice was icy.
midwinter	The middle of winter. In midwinter* the track became a muddy morass.*
polar	Having electrical or magnetic polarity. A polar* principal.*
refrigerant	Causing cooling or freezing. A refrigerant* substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide.*
rime	Frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog. He does not brush away the frost that rimes his beard.
skiing	The action of travelling over snow on skis especially as a sport or recreation Competitive skiing falls into two categories Nordic cross country racing jumping and biathlon and Alpine downhill or straight racing and slalom racing round a series of markers.
sleet	Sleet falls. Driving sleet* and rain made conditions horrendous.*
snow	A dessert or other dish resembling snow. All that they could pick up on their screens was snow.
snowfall	A fall of snow. The average snowfall* is 7 5 m a year.*
wintry	Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. A wintry* landscape.*