{
    "term": "winter",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring",
            "sensetop": "in (the) winterduring the winterthrough/throughout the winter",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **cold/mild/harsh winter**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a severe/hard winter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went to New Zealand last winter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our house can be very cold in (the) winter.",
                    "contextForm": "in (the) winter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Weed seeds are an important source of food for birds during the winter.",
                    "contextForm": "during the winter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They worked on the building all through the winter.",
                    "contextForm": "through/throughout the winter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **winter months**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "winter storms/weather"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a winter coat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The birds fly south for the winter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a frigid Midwestern city in the dead of winter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the worst winters we have ever had"
                },
                {
                    "text": "plants which are susceptible to winter frosts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the artist's bleak winter scene"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You could be eligible for a winter fuel allowance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't like this winter weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an ideal location for a winter break"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["last", "this past", "the following"],
                "winter + noun": ["conditions", "temperature", "weather"],
                "phrases": [
                    "go, fly, head, etc. south for the winter",
                    "in the dead of winter",
                    "in the depths of winter"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the coldest part of winter",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪntə(r)/",
                "audio": "wi/winter/winter__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪntər/",
                "audio": "wi/winter/winter__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet."
}