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season
('s/i/z/@/n )

noun (n)

  • a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field(noun.time)
    Example:
    He celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company.
    She always looked forward to the avocado season.
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions(noun.time)
    Example:
    The regular sequence of the seasons.
    Synonym:
    time of year
    source: wordnet30
  • a recurrent time marked by major holidays(noun.time)
    Example:
    It was the Christmas season.
    source: wordnet30
  • One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry and the rainy.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • lend flavor to(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Season the chicken breast after roasting it.
    Synonym:
    flavor, flavour
    source: wordnet30
  • make fit(verb.change)
    Example:
    This trip will season even the hardiest traveller.
    Synonym:
    fit, harden
    source: wordnet30
  • make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    mollify, temper
    source: wordnet30
  • To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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