See Also: winter 1, noun(dictionary)
winter(1)(dictionary)
winter(2)(dictionary)
Winter(medicine)
winter solstice(dictionary)
Winter's bark(dictionary)
Winter tabbouleh(recipes)
winter 2, verb(dictionary)
nuclear winter(encyclopedia)
Winter (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

adjournment (iou) and winter 1, noun (oh)


adjournment (iou)



adjournment noun. LME.
[Old French ajornement, from ajorner: see ADJOURN, -MENT.]
The action or an act of adjourning; the state of being adjourned; a period of being adjourned.
Comb.: adjournment debate: on the motion that the House of Commons adjourn (often used as an opportunity to raise various matters).

winter 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin:]
the season after autumn and before spring, when the weather is coldest
-see also summer summer
::the cold Canadian winters
::the dark winter months
in (the) winter
::It usually snows here in the winter .
this/last/next winter
::Fuel supplies could be seriously disrupted this winter.
mild/severe/hard etc winter
::the severe winter of 1951
winter coat/shoes etc
(=designed for cold weather)