summer
summer Lexical Profile
summer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn, astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (or December to March in the Southern Hemisphere).
"The children spent the entire summer swimming at the local lake and reading under the shade of the oak trees."
A period of maturity, fulfillment, or golden prosperity in a person's life or in the history of an entity.
"Now in the golden summer of her career, the architect received international acclaim for her sustainable designs."
In traditional timber framing, a large principal horizontal beam or girder (also called a summer beam or bressummer) that supports floor joists or walls above.
"The restoration carpenter carefully inspected the hand-hewn oak summer running across the ceiling of the colonial farmhouse."
• verb
To spend or pass the summer season in a particular place, especially while on vacation.
"Their family has summered on the coast of Maine for three generations."
To keep, pasture, or feed during the summer months (especially of livestock such as cattle or sheep).
"The ranchers summered their herds in the high mountain meadows where the grass remained lush."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'sumor', from Proto-Germanic '*sumuraz', ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*sem-', meaning 'summer' or 'half-year' (cognate with Sanskrit 'sama', meaning 'season' or 'half-year').