season

Noun
  1. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (synset 115264376)
    "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes:
  2. One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions (synset 115261272)
    "the regular sequence of the seasons"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes:
    • harvest, harvest time - the season for gathering crops
    • haying, haying time - the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
    • autumn, fall - the season when the leaves fall from the trees
    • spring, springtime - the season of growth
    • summer, summertime - the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
    • winter, wintertime - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
    • rainy season - one of the two seasons in tropical climates
    • dry season - one of the two seasons in tropical climates
    is a part of: 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
    same as: time of year
  3. A recurrent time marked by major holidays (synset 115264089)
    "it was the Christmas season"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes:
Verb
  1. Lend flavor to (synset 202196212)
    "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
    causes: savor, savour, taste - have flavor; taste of something
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    subtypes:
    • sauce - dress (food) with a relish
    • curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
    • resinate - impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to
    • spice, spice up, zest - add herbs or spices to
    • savor, savour - give taste to
    • salt - add salt to
    same as: flavor, flavour
  2. Make fit (synset 200295901)
    "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
    is a type of: toughen - make tough or tougher
    same as: harden
  3. Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else (synset 200295646)
    "she tempered her criticism"
    is a type of: weaken - lessen the strength of
    same as: moderate, mollify, temper

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