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Snowbird :: Snowbird (n.) Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See Junco..

Winter :: Winter (n.) The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.

December :: December (n.) Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life..

Polygala :: Polygala (n.) A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering wintergreen, etc.); milkwort..

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms..

Winter :: Winter (v. i.) To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida..

Winter-ground :: Winter-ground (v. t.) To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to winter-ground the roods of a plant..

Fieldfare :: Fieldfare (n.) a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare..

Snowbird :: Snowbird (n.) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, / Plectrophanes, nivalis) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight..

Drimys :: Drimys (n.) A genus of magnoliaceous trees. Drimys aromatica furnishes Winter's bark.

Dormouse :: Dormouse (n.) A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter..

Winter-proud :: Winter-proud (a.) Having too rank or forward a growth for winter.

End :: End (v. i.) To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends..

Wintered :: Wintered (imp. & p. p.) of Winte.

Checkerberry :: Checkerberry (n.) A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry (Mitchella repens).

Bellflower :: Bellflower (n.) A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple..

Savoy :: Savoy (n.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use..

Baldwin :: Baldwin (n.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple..

Mildness :: Mildness (n.) The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper; the mildness of the winter..

Shortness :: Shortness (n.) The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath..

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