sum|mer|y — «SUHM uhr ee», adjective, mer|i|er, mer|i|est. 1. of summer. SYNONYM(S): estival. 2. for summer: »a summery dress … Useful english dictionary
sum|mer|house — «SUHM uhr HOWS», noun. a building in a park or flower garden to afford shade and shelter from showers in the summer. Summerhouses often have a railing but no walls. summer house, a home for the summer … Useful english dictionary
sum|mer|time — «SUHM uhr TYM», noun. 1. the season of summer; summer. 2. Figurative. any period in which energy is greatest or talent most productive: »in the summertime of life. summer time, Especially British. daylight saving time … Useful english dictionary
sum|mer|less — «SUHM uhr lihs», adjective. having no summer; without summer weather: »In the high latitudes, in the vicinity of the poles, are the summerless polar regions (Finch and Trewartha) … Useful english dictionary
sum|mer|like — «SUHM uhr LYK», adjective. resembling summer; summery … Useful english dictionary
sum|mer|wood — «SUHM uhr WUD», noun. a dark ring or layer of wood formed around a tree each summer, composed of relatively small, compact cells with thick walls; latewood … Useful english dictionary
sum|mer — sum|mer1 «SUHM uhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the warmest season of the year; season of the year between spring and autumn: »Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate (Shakespeare). 2. Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
mid|sum|mer — «MIHD SUHM uhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the middle of summer: »the intense heat of midsummer. 2. the time of the summer solstice, about June 21: »the sun at midsummer. –adj. in the middle of the summer: »a midsummer festival … Useful english dictionary
breast|sum|mer — «BREHST SUHM uhr», noun. a summer or beam placed horizontally over a large opening, such as a shop window, to support the superstructure … Useful english dictionary
sum·mer·time — /ˈsʌmɚˌtaım/ noun [noncount] 1 : the season of summer We go there to pick strawberries in the summertime. 2 Summer Time Brit : british summer time … Useful english dictionary
Summer — Sum mer, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam[=a] year. [root]292.] The season of the year in which the sun shines… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English