Word Finder - season

definition

Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

synonyms

• yeartide
• yeartime

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A part of a year when something particular happens

example

mating season

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That which gives relish; seasoning.

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The period over which a series of Test matches are played.

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A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

example

The third season of Friends aired from 1996 to 1997.

synonyms

• series (British English)

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An extended, undefined period of time.

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The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.

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A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.

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To make fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure.

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to season oneself to a climate

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(by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.

example

The timber needs to be seasoned.

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To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

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To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance.

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The wood has seasoned in the sun.

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To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.

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To copulate with; to impregnate.