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noun ADJ. last, next, this (coming) | early, late, mid-(also midwinter) It was impossible to walk the route in midwinter. | bad, bitter, cold, hard, harsh, severe, terrible one of the worst winters we have ever had | bleak, dreary, grey | mild | wet | nuclear WINTER + NOUN conditions, temperature, weather | sun, sunlight, sunshine | cold | frost/frosts, rain/rains, snow | gale, wind | landscape, scene, sky the artist's bleak winter scene | solstice | term | break, holiday | garden | flower | crop | clothes, clothing, coat | collection, exhibition | Olympics, sportsSEASON (for more collocates)
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winter
adjectives
cold
• That winter was particularly cold.
severe/hard/harsh
(= very cold )
• In a hard winter, many birds starve.
mild
(= not very cold )
• Winters here are generally mild.
long
(= lasting a long time )
• The long winter finally came to an end.
winter + NOUN
the winter months
• During the winter months the town is often cut off.
winter coat/shoes
(= designed for winter )
• I need a new winter coat.
phrases
in the depths of winter
(= in the middle of the winter )
• Even in the depths of winter, the harbour is never completely frozen.
the onset of winter
• She dreaded the onset of winter.
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