winter

1. winter (noun) — sense 1

Definition: Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

Example: Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.

2. winter (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.

Example: Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.

3. winter (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

4. winter (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To spend the winter (in a particular place).

Example: She had summered in England and France and Germany and Switzerland. She had wintered in Italy and Egypt and India and Spain.

5. winter (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.