Phrase Hound found 153 phrases and 101 compound words that contain winter. The most common are listed below. Open winter in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 153
- winter solsticeThe moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.
- winter breakA period of time off during the winter, especially over the Christmas period.
- winter stormA meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.
- winter wheatA type of wheat that is planted in the autumn to germinate and develop into young plants that remain in the vegetative phase during the winter and resume growth in early spring.
- winter sportAny sport, originally only played during the winter, that is played on ice or snow.
- Winter WarA war between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1940.
- nuclear winterA predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.
- winter sportsplural of winter sport: Any sport, originally only played during the winter, that is played on ice or snow.
- Cold Winter
- Winter Season
- winter coatA warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter
- Last Winter
- winter melonBenincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
- winter holidayA multiday time of rest from work or studies during the winter months.
- Winter weather
- dead of winterThe middle of the winter, characterized by being particularly cold.
- Winter GamesSynonym of Olympic Winter Games: The winter counterpart to the summer Olympic Games, featuring winter sports.
- winter gardenA garden where winter-hardy plants are grown for decoration or to be harvested for food between winter and early spring.
- Winter ParkA city in Orange County, Florida, United States.
- Winter ValleyA suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
- winter quartersA place where a wild animal goes to live or hibernate in the winter; hibernacle.
- Old Man WinterThe personification of winter.
- Arab WinterThe antidemocratic aftermath of the Arab Spring, involving more authoritarian governments and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
- winter roadA type of temporary road that is only accessible in continuous long-term subfreezing weather, typically only open during deep winter, across terrain that in warmer weather is composed of mud, muskeg, swamp, open water, and similar.
- Father WinterSynonym of Old Man Winter: The personification of winter.
Compound words 101
- midwinterThe middle of winter.
- wintrySuggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
- wintertimeThe season of winter, between autumn and spring.
- overwinterTo keep or preserve for the winter.
- WinterbourneA place in England:
- winterberryA species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
- WinterfestAny of various winter festivals.
- wintersportsThe sports that are traditionally played in winter, such as those involving snow.
- WinterlandA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- winterlingA yearling animal, typically one born in the winter.