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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.
- 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
/ ˈːə /
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 tourist season
the football 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
- in good seasonearly enough
- in season
- (of game) permitted to be caught or killed
- (of fresh food) readily available
- Alsoin heaton heat (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
/ ŧ′ə /
- 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.
- See also equinox
- 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.
Derived Forms
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- ˈDzԱ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of season1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of season1
Idioms and Phrases
- for a season, for a time, especially a short time:
He lived in Paris for a season.
- in good season, in enough time; sufficiently early:
Applicants will be notified of our decision 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.
- 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.
- out of season, not in season:
The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now.
More idioms and phrases containing season
see in season ; open season .Example Sentences
The Angels play their home opener Friday, the dawn of their 60th season in Angel Stadium.
“The analogy that I’ve used this entire season is that these are all battles building up to the war and the war, of course, is the Kentucky Derby,” the 47-year-old Wellman said.
He has scored 106 goals in 413 appearances in all competitions for City, but has started just 19 games this season.
Bukayo Saka was back for the Gunners against Fulham and he will obviously boost their attack but they have picked up a few defensive injuries, including Gabriel being out for the rest of the season.
Secured fourth straight victory of the season by winning Cross Country Chase at Cheltenham Festival in fine style last month.
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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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