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Winter
The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…
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One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., ca…
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To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.
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Wintry.
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Wintry.
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Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.
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Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.
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The middle of winter.
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