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SUMMER
summer
(noun) the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; āthe golden summer of his lifeā
summer, summertime
(noun) the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; āthey spent a lazy summer at the shoreā
summer
(verb) spend the summer; āWe summered in Kashmirā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
summer (countable and uncountable, plural summers)
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
(poetic or humorous) year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
(countable, fashion) Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
Usage notes
Note that season names are not capitalized in modern English unless at the beginning of a sentence, for example, I can't wait for spring to arrive. Exceptions occur when the season is personified, as in Old Man Winter, is used as part of a name, as in the Winter War, or is used as a given name, as in Summer Glau. This is in contrast to the days of the week and months of the year, which are always capitalized (Thursday or September).
Antonyms
• winter
Coordinate terms
• spring, autumn, fall
Verb
summer (third-person singular simple present summers, present participle summering, simple past and past participle summered)
(intransitive) To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
Etymology 2
Noun
summer (plural summers)
(obsolete) A pack-horse.
A horizontal beam supporting a building.
Synonyms
• (horizontal beam): summer-tree
Etymology 3
Noun
summer (plural summers)
A person who sums.
A machine or algorithm that sums.
Proper noun
Summer
A female given name from English of modern usage, often given to girls born in summer.
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Sum"mer, n. Etym: [From Sum, v.]
Definition: One who sums; one who casts up an account.
Sum"mer, n. Etym: [F. sommier a rafter, the same word as sommier a beast of burden. See Sumpter.] (Arch.)
Definition: A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree.
Sum"mer, n. Etym: [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sama year. *292.]
Definition: The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year.
Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to include the months of June, July, and August. Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about September 22d. Indian summer, in North America, a period of warm weather late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere, especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably from the custom of the Indians of using this time in preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.
– Saint Martin's summer. See under Saint.
– Summer bird (Zoƶl.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] -- Summer colt, the undulating state of the air near the surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.] -- Summer complaint (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by heat and indigestion.
– Summer coot (Zoƶl.), the American gallinule. [Local, U.S.] -- Summer cypress (Bot.), an annual plant (Kochia Scoparia) of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.
– Summer duck. (Zoƶl.) (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck, under Wood.
– Summer fallow, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.
– Summer rash (Med.), prickly heat. See under Prickly.
– Summer sheldrake (Zoƶl.), the hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.] -- Summer snipe. (Zoƶl.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The common European sandpiper. (c) The green sandpiper.
– Summer tanager (Zoƶl.), a singing bird (Piranga rubra) native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and yellow beneath. Called also summer redbird.
– Summer teal (Zoƶl.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.] -- Summer wheat, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures during the summer following. See Spring wheat.
– Summer yellowbird. (Zoƶl.) See Yellowbird.
Sum"mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Summered; p. pr. & vb. n. Summering.]
Definition: To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland. The fowls shall summer upon them. Isa. xviii. 6.
Sum"mer, v. t.
Definition: To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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