| Hubbard squash |
a winter squash that has a yellow or green rind and yellow flesh. |
| Indian summer |
a late period of warm dry sunny weather, usu. in late fall or early winter. |
| midwinter |
the middle part of winter. [1/2 definitions] |
| monsoon |
the seasonal wind system of the Indian Ocean, blowing from the southwest in the summer and the northeast in the winter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Northern Spy |
a large yellowish red American apple that ripens in late autumn or early winter. |
| Olympic Games |
an international amateur athletic competition patterned after the ancient Greek games, held every four years in different countries, with separate dates and locations for winter and warm-weather sports. |
| Orion |
a large winter constellation in the northern sky, located between Taurus and Canis Major and containing a red variable supergiant, Betelgeuse, a blue-white supergiant, Rigel, and two nebulae. [1/2 definitions] |
| ptarmigan |
any of a variety of grouse that are found in cold, northern regions, and whose brown plumage is replaced by white in the winter. |
| Saturnalia |
(sometimes used with a pl. verb) the ancient Romans' week-long festival of Saturn, held at the time of the winter solstice. [1/2 definitions] |
| season |
one of the four distinct periods of the year; spring, summer, fall, or winter. [1/8 definitions] |
| Sherpa |
(l.c.) a woolly fabric used esp. as a lining for winter clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| ski pants |
pants that fit closely at the ankles, worn for winter sports. |
| snowshoe hare |
a large hare of northern North America that has broad feet and fur that is white in winter and brown in summer; snowshoe rabbit. |
| spring |
a season of the year between winter and summer, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the March equinox to the June solstice. [1/22 definitions] |
| stocking cap |
a long, knitted winter cap, usu. with a tassel or pompom at the end. |
| strawflower |
an annual composite plant whose brightly colored flower heads are dried for winter nosegays and bouquets. |
| Taurus |
a winter zodiacal constellation located between Aries and Gemini and near Orion, and containing the bright star Aldebaran, the Crab Nebula, and two star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades; Bull. [1/3 definitions] |
| tuque |
in Canada, a knitted winter cap resembling a stocking cap of double thickness. |
| Winesap |
a variety of dark red winter apple. |
| winter |
the season of the year that is the lowest in temperature and occurs between the autumn and spring seasons. In the northern hemisphere, winter begins with the December solstice and ends at the March equinox. In the Southern hemisphere, winter begins at the summer solstice in June and ends with the autumnal equinox in September. [6/10 definitions] |
| winterberry |
any of several North American hollies that bear berries that stay on the branches through the winter. |