summer

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/
/ˈsʌmɚ/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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 being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

Example Sentences
  • the heat of summer
2 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • He was barely eighteen summers old.
3 Definition

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

4 Definition

A pack-horse.

5 Definition

A horizontal beam supporting a building.

6 Definition

A person who sums.

7 Definition

A machine or algorithm that sums.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • We like to summer in the Mediterranean.