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sea·son

season

 
 
pronunciation:
si zn
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A season is one of the four parts of the year. The seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter.
Craig's favorite season is summer because it's warm enough to go swimming in the lake.Where we live, the weather changes a lot from season to season.
definition 2: A season is a time during a year that something different or special happens. The apple season, for example, is a certain part of the year when apples are ready to be picked.
Football season usually starts in the fall.Elena's grandmother bakes a lot of cookies during the holiday season.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: seasons, seasoning, seasoned
definition: When you season food, you add little things to it to make it taste better or more interesting. Salt, pepper, spices, and herbs are some things that cooks use to season food.
Leo's dad seasoned the meat with salt and pepper before cooking it on the grill.The fish was seasoned with lots of herbs and spices.
synonyms:
flavor
similar words:
accent, pepper, salt
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