overwinter
Endure the frost
To overwinter is to spend or survive the winter, typically in a particular place or state.
Birds overwinter in warmer climates; plants overwinter as dormant bulbs; boats overwinter in dry dock.
The term appears in discussions of migration, gardening, and seasonal storage: We overwinter the geraniums in the basement.
As a noun, overwinter refers to this period of waiting out the cold months.
Suspended biological activity
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- denningRetiring to lair
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
shelter · forage · subsist · provision · hardiness · adaptation · resilience · resourcefulness
Thin ice coating
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- freezingExtremely cold
- iceWater's solid form
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
blizzard · polar · subzero · harsh · severe · permafrost · snowpack · freeze-thaw
dormancy
Suspended biological activity
metabolism · shelter · forage · subsist · provision · hardiness · adaptation · resilience · resourcefulness · sustenance
frost
Thin ice coating
chill · blizzard · polar · subzero · harsh · severe · permafrost · snowpack · freeze-thaw · windchill
insulation
Thermal transfer prevention
cache · larder · provisions · firewood · woolens · blanket · shelter · burrow · antifreeze · acclimate
flyway
Established bird migration path
monarch · breeding · stopover · flock · roosting · sanctuary · refuge · return · nesting · migratory
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- perennationperennial, dormancy, rhizome, bulb, tuber
- plant hardinesshardiness zones, cold hardiness, frost resistance, cold-hardy, hardy plants
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- growing verbsbloom, blossom, bud, germinate, grow