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{
"term": "winter",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring",
"sensetop": "in (the) winterduring the winterthrough/throughout the winter",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **cold/mild/harsh winter**"
},
{
"text": "a severe/hard winter"
},
{
"text": "We went to New Zealand last winter."
},
{
"text": "Our house can be very cold in (the) winter.",
"contextForm": "in (the) winter"
},
{
"text": "Weed seeds are an important source of food for birds during the winter.",
"contextForm": "during the winter"
},
{
"text": "They worked on the building all through the winter.",
"contextForm": "through/throughout the winter"
},
{
"text": "the **winter months**"
},
{
"text": "winter storms/weather"
},
{
"text": "a winter coat"
},
{
"text": "The birds fly south for the winter."
},
{
"text": "a frigid Midwestern city in the dead of winter"
},
{
"text": "one of the worst winters we have ever had"
},
{
"text": "plants which are susceptible to winter frosts"
},
{
"text": "the artist's bleak winter scene"
},
{
"text": "You could be eligible for a winter fuel allowance."
},
{
"text": "I don't like this winter weather."
},
{
"text": "an ideal location for a winter break"
}
],
"topics": ["Time"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["last", "this past", "the following"],
"winter + noun": ["conditions", "temperature", "weather"],
"phrases": [
"go, fly, head, etc. south for the winter",
"in the dead of winter",
"in the depths of winter"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "in the coldest part of winter",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪntə(r)/",
"audio": "wi/winter/winter__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪntər/",
"audio": "wi/winter/winter__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet."
}