"winterkill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: winterkills [plural]
Etymology: winter + kill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|winter|kill}} winter + kill Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} winterkill (countable and uncountable, plural winterkills)
  1. The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: winterization, winter-killed, winterly, winter quarters, killer, overkill Translations (mortality resulting from lethal wintery conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population): wintersterfte (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-winterkill-en-noun-yyzDoaru Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 22 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: winter-kill, winter kill

Verb [English]

Forms: winterkills [present, singular, third-person], winterkilling [participle, present], winterkilled [participle, past], winterkilled [past]
Etymology: winter + kill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|winter|kill}} winter + kill Head templates: {{en-verb}} winterkill (third-person singular simple present winterkills, present participle winterkilling, simple past and past participle winterkilled)
  1. (transitive) To kill by the conditions of winter, especially the effect of the cold, freezing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-winterkill-en-verb-Dx6gd5Dr
  2. (intransitive) To die from the above effects of winter conditions. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-winterkill-en-verb-usNdm6IL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: winter-kill, winter kill

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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