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season
[see-zuhn]
noun
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc..
the rainy season.
a period of the year when something is best or available.
the oyster season.
a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc..
baseball season.
a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion.
the Christmas season.
Sports.Ìý
a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team.
a 162-game season.
a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule.
a .700 season.
any period or time.
in the season of my youth.
a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time.
This is not the season for frivolity.
verb (used with object)
to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like.
to give relish or a certain character to.
conversation seasoned with wit.
to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment.
a writer seasoned by experience.
to dry or otherwise treat (lumber) so as to harden and render immune to shrinkage, warpage, etc.
to accustom or harden.
troops seasoned by battle.
verb (used without object)
to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.
Synonyms: , ,
season
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noun
one of the four equal periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices, resulting from the apparent movement of the sun north and south of the equator during the course of the earth's orbit around it. These periods (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) have their characteristic weather conditions in different regions, and occur at opposite times of the year in the N and S hemispheres
a period of the year characterized by particular conditions or activities
the rainy season
the period during which any particular species of animal, bird, or fish is legally permitted to be caught or killed
open season on red deer
a period during which a particular entertainment, sport, etc, takes place
a season at the National Theatre
the football season
the tourist season
(esp formerly) a period of fashionable social events in a particular place
the London season
any definite or indefinite period
any of the major periods into which the ecclesiastical calendar is divided, such as Lent, Advent, or Easter
(sometimes capital) Christmas (esp in the phrases compliments of the season, Season's greetings )
a period or time that is considered proper, suitable, or natural for something
early enough
(of game) permitted to be caught or killed
(of fresh food) readily available
Also: in heat.Ìý on heat.Ìý(of some female mammals) sexually receptive
appropriate
verb
(tr) to add herbs, salt, pepper, or spice to (food)
(tr) to add zest to
(in the preparation of timber) to undergo or cause to undergo drying
(tr; usually passive) to make or become mature or experienced
seasoned troops
(tr) to mitigate or temper
to season one's admiration with reticence
season
One of four natural divisions of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—in temperate zones. Each season has its own characteristic weather and lasts approximately three months. The change in the seasons is brought about by the shift in the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth. This angle changes as the Earth orbits in its yearly cycle around the Sun due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. For example, when the northern or southern hemisphere of the Earth is at an angle predominantly facing the Sun and has more daylight hours of direct, overhead sunlight than nighttime hours, it is in its summer season; the opposite hemisphere is in then opposite condition and is in its winter season.
In some tropical climates, either of the two divisions—rainy and dry—into which the year is divided. These divisions are defined on the basis of levels of precipitation.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- seasonedly adverb
- seasoner noun
- seasonless adjective
- nonseasoned adjective
- overseason verb (used with object)
- postseason adjective
- preseason noun
- reseason verb
- well-seasoned adjective
- ˈ²õ±ð²¹²õ´Ç²Ô±ð°ù noun
- ˈ²õ±ð²¹²õ´Ç²Ô±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ˈ²õ±ð²¹²õ´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of season1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of season1
Idioms and Phrases
out of season, not in season.
The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now.
in good season, in enough time; sufficiently early.
Applicants will be notified of our decision in good season.
for a season, for a time, especially a short time.
He lived in Paris for a season.
in season,
in the time or state for use, eating, etc..
Asparagus is now in season.
in the period regulated by law, as for hunting and fishing.
at the right time; opportunely.
(of an animal, especially female) in a state of readiness for mating; in heat.
in good season.
in season and out of season, regardless of time or season; at all times.
Misfortunes plague this family in season and out of season.
Example Sentences
I mean, where else can you find Andrew Rannells singing about “Mouthful of Manhood� The eighth and final season is out now.
When it comes to awards season, though, reboots aren’t such a hot commodity.
This season, though, Emmy contenders are taking it up a notch.
She’s singing it — we’re singing it — which isn’t something I expected when preparing to talk with her again after we took a deep dive into the season finale of “The Last of Us.â€
Ohtani last pitched in 2023 when he was still playing for the Angels, and he didn’t pitch in his first season for the Dodgers last year as he recovered from his second Tommy John surgery.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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