Know Your Next Word : season
20. season :
noun & verb :
1. one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates
2. a period of the year when something is best or available
3. a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion
4. to give relish or a certain character to
5. to become seasoned, matured, hardened or the like
usage :
troops seasoned by battle
Applicants will be notified of our decision in good season.
Misfortunes plague this family in season and out of season.
The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now.
seasoned the lecture with jokes
a lawyer who had been seasoned by years in the trial courts
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