winters

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of winter. Use this form when you mean more than one winter.

   The old farmer had lived through eighty winters in these hills.

   Harsh winters pushed many families to move further south.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of winter. Use this form with he, she, or it to mean spending the winter somewhere.

   She winters in Arizona to get away from the cold.

   The old fisherman winters in a small cabin by the bay.

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3. 3
   adverbUS

   During the winter, in the cold part of the year.

   She works winters at the ski lodge and rests in the summer.

   We close the lake house winters and open it again in spring.

   Oppositesummers

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