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season

/ season /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
"the regular sequence of the seasons"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
harvest harvest time haying haying time fall
Has parts:
year
noun Sense 2
a recurrent time marked by major holidays
"it was the Christmas season"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
Michaelmastide Lammastide Eastertide Twelfthtide Allhallowtide
noun Sense 3
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
"he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"
"she always looked forward to the avocado season"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
growing season seedtime sheepshearing holiday season high season
verb Sense 4
make fit
"This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
Type of:
toughen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
lend flavor to
"Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
Kinds of:
sauce curry resinate zest spice
Derived:
relish flavor flavour sapidity savor
Causes:
taste savor savour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 6
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
"she tempered her criticism"
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
mollification pacification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
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time period period of time period harvest harvest time haying haying time fall Michaelmastide Lammastide Eastertide Twelfthtide