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season - a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season" |
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period,
period of time,
time period a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
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growing season the season during which a crop grows best
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seedtime the time during which seeds should be planted
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sheepshearing act of shearing sheep
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holiday season a time when many people take holidays
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high season,
peak season the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season"
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off-season the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
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preseason a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
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baseball season the season when baseball is played
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basketball season the season when basketball is played
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exhibition season the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games
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fishing season the season during which it is legal to catch fish
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football season the season when football is played
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hockey season the season when hockey is played
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hunting season the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species
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social season the season for major social events
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theatrical season the season when new plays are produced
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whitsun,
whitsuntide,
whitweek Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
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season - one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" |
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period,
period of time,
time period a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
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year the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
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harvest,
harvest time the season for gathering crops
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haying,
haying time the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
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autumn,
fall a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
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spring,
springtime a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
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summer,
summertime the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; "the golden summer of his life"
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winter,
wintertime the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
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rainy season one of the two seasons in tropical climates
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dry season one of the two seasons in tropical climates
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season - a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season" |
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period,
period of time,
time period a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
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michaelmastide the season of Michaelmas
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lammastide the season of Lammas
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eastertide the Easter season
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twelfthtide the season of Epiphany
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allhallowtide the season of All Saints' Day
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christmas,
christmastide,
christmastime,
noel,
yule,
yuletide a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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advent arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"
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shrovetide immediately preceding Lent
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lent,
lententide a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
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season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" |
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flavor,
flavour |
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savor,
savour,
taste taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
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cookery,
cooking,
preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
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sauce add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"
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curry treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
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resinate impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated"
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spice,
spice up,
zest make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"
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savor,
savour taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
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salt preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"
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season - make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" |
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toughen make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"
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