winter's

Belonging to December

Winter's is the possessive form of winter, used to attribute something to the coldest season of the year.

It appears in phrases describing characteristic features or phenomena of the season: winter's chill, winter's first snow, winter's grip.

The form also serves as a contraction of "winter is" or "winter has" in casual speech: Winter's coming early this year.

seasonal

chill

Cold sensation or relaxation

  • frostThin ice coating
  • coldLow temperature state
  • snowFrozen crystalline precipitation

ice · solstice · darkness · dormancy · hibernation · barrenness · stillness · slumber · bleakness · harshness

metaphorical

discontent

Unhappiness with circumstances

twilight · dusk · ending · hardship · adversity · desolation · melancholy · sorrow · loneliness · isolation

possessive

coat

Outer garment or layer

  • bootsAnkle-covering footwear
  • day24-hour period
  • nightDark hours daily

morning · eve · end · tale · journey · garden · sky · sun · moon · light

temporal

passing

Moving by or temporary

  • waningGradually decreasing in intensity
  • peakUtmost height attained
  • middleCentral point or position

early · late · longest · shortest · first · last · final · remaining · approaching · fading

Opposites
seasonal possession/association

winter'ssummer's

Of the hot season

midsummer's · spring's · youth's · autumn's · fall's

temperature/climate quality

winter'ssummer's

Of the hot season

tropical · balmy · sweltering · sultry · sun-baked

Phrases
Family

winter, wintertime, winters, midwinter, wintery, winterize, winterizing, winterized, winterless

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G