winter (redirected from winters)

winter over (some place)

to spend the winter at some place. The bears all winter over in their dens. All the animals are getting ready either to migrate or to winter over. My parents winter over in Florida.

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in the dead of night/winter

in the middle of the night or in the middle of winter The fire broke out in the dead of night.

See also: dead, night

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dead of winter

in the middle of winter, when it is very cold and dark Behind the house was a garden with curving flowerbeds that were beautiful, even in the dead of winter.

See also: dead

in the dead of night

during the middle of the night The fire broke out in the dead of night.

See also: dead, night