winter
US /ˈwɪntɚ/
Definition
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Sales of warm clothing usually rise sharply in the winter.
Word Family
NounNoun
winter gốc
VerbVerb
winter gốc
winterize
AdjectiveAdj
wintry
wintery
AdverbAdv
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Collocations
- Easy cold winter morningdescribing cold winter morning (a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs))
- Medium winter holiday office closure scheduleto winter holiday office closure schedule, meaning to spend the winter
- Hard energy price spike during harsh winter monthsdescribing energy price spike during harsh winter months ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)
- Very Hard now is the winter of our discontentdescribing now is the winter of our discontent (the momentary present)
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