| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | siy'zahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field. |
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| Examples | "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season" |
| Narrower | growing season; seedtime; sheepshearing; holiday season; high season, peak season; off-season; preseason; baseball season; basketball season; exhibition season; fishing season; football season; hockey season; hunting season; social season; theatrical season; Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period |
| Meaning | One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions. |
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| Examples | "the regular sequence of the seasons" |
| Synonyms | time of year |
| Part of | year |
| Narrower | harvest, harvest time; haying, haying time; fall, autumn; spring, springtime; summer, summertime; winter, wintertime; rainy season; dry season |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period |
| Meaning | A recurrent time marked by major holidays. |
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| Examples | "it was the Christmas season" |
| Narrower | Michaelmastide; Lammastide; Eastertide; Twelfthtide; Allhallowtide; Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel; Advent; Shrovetide; Lent, Lententide |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period |
| Meaning | Lend flavor to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" |
| Synonyms | flavor, flavour |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation |
| Cause to | taste, savor, savour |
| Narrower | sauce; curry; resinate; zest, spice, spice up; savor, savour; salt |
| Nouns | seasoning; seasoner, seasoning; seasoner |
| Meaning | Make fit. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" |
| Synonyms | harden |
| Broader | toughen |
| Meaning | Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else. Moderate. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | temper, mollify |
| Broader | weaken |