season

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

- he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company

- she always looked forward to the avocado season

Definition categories: time, period

2. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

- the regular sequence of the seasons

Definition categories: time, period

3. a recurrent time marked by major holidays

- it was the Christmas season

Definition categories: time, period

Sentences with season as a noun:

- The third season of Friends aired from 1996 to 1997.

verb

1. lend flavor to

- Season the chicken breast after roasting it

Similar word(s): flavor, flavour

Definition categories: perception

2. make fit

- This trip will season even the hardiest traveller

Similar word(s): harden

Definition categories: change, toughen

3. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

Similar word(s): moderate, mollify, temper

Definition categories: change, weaken