summer

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/ˈsʌmə/

noun 8name 3verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

last, next, this (coming) | early, late, mid- (also midsummer)

high

In high summer, the beach was packed with families enjoying their vacation.

good, hot, scorching | dry, wet

Indian

The warm weather lasted unusually long, giving us an Indian summer we hadn't expected.

SUMMER + NOUN

term

The school's summer term finishes in July, and then students have a long break.

break, holiday, recess, vacation

My kids are really looking forward to their summer break from school.

garden | flower | clothes, clothing, dress | collection, exhibition | Olympics, sports

Definitions

noun

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 spanning either the period between the summer solstice to

the heat of summer

Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.

year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.

He was barely eighteen summers old.

She had seen not more than twenty summers.

Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime.

O! craving heart, for the lost flowers And sunshine of my summer hours!

Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

verb

To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.

We like to summer in the Mediterranean.

noun

A horizontal beam supporting a building.

And we are warned, that the foundation or maine summers of our houses faile and shrinke, when we see the quarters bend, or wals to breake.

A pack-horse.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the warmest season of the year

summertime

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

one swallow does not a summer make

One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.

[T]hough one swallow does not make a summer, one engagement is apt to make several, and her boys were, most of them, at the inflammable age when a spark ignites the flame[.]

one swallow doesn't make a summer

Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.

summer and winter

To spend extended periods of time with; to test.

An even more important reason for the primary is that by "summering and wintering" these candidates, New Hampshire people, as representatives of the nation ....

one swallow does not make a summer

Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.

one swallow doesn't a summer make

Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.

Example Bank

the heat of summer

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Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.

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At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the lunc

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We like to summer in the Mediterranean.

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And we are warned, that the foundation or maine summers of our houses faile and shrinke, when we see the quarters bend, or wals to breake.

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A basic feedback system consists of ... and a summing point (comparator or summer).

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, summer is marked as figuratively, obsolete, archaic, humorous, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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