overwinter
Collocations
4ADJ.
able, best, covered, dead, tender, under
VERB + OVERWINTER
return, seedling, size
OVERWINTER + NOUN
bees, blueberry, bushes, chesapeake, indoors, injury, survival, thistle
PREP.
from, on, on, with
Definitions
verb
To keep or preserve for the winter.
It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors.
Well, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months.
To spend the winter (in a particular place).
Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed.
Fish only overwinter in streams having a sufficient source of groundwater.
adj
Occurring over the winter season.
The effect of seedling size on overwinter injury was analyzed separately by analysis of covariance.
Overwinter survival ranged from 0% to 100% and increased with increasing fall total length and winter temperatures among all cohorts and reservoirs.
adv
During the winter.
Ground cover of perennial grasses declined seriously under plots covered overwinter with dead thistle plants.
Moreover, each year of continuous corn cropping the corn stover would be turned under by fall plowing in preparation for the next spring planting, leaving the land bare overwinter.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — spend the winter
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors.
WiktionaryWell, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months.
WiktionaryWe overwinter our blueberry bushes in an unheated greenhouse, but when re-tubbed this year they will be too big to move. What are their chances of surviving winter outside?
WiktionaryThe effect of seedling size on overwinter injury was analyzed separately by analysis of covariance.
WiktionaryOverwinter survival ranged from 0% to 100% and increased with increasing fall total length and winter temperatures among all cohorts and reservoirs.
WiktionaryA replicated site comparison study on 1, 031 agricultural sites across England in 2004–2008 (29) found that in three out of four year-on-year comparisons, grey partridge Perdix perdix density changes
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