summer : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
  Indian summer.
  

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• in North America, a period of warm weather late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere, especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably from the custom of the Indians of using this time in preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.

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• a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer.

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• noun a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
  Indian summer.
  

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• a season of mild, damp weather frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the Mediterranean countries; so called from St. Martin's Festival, occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in America. Shak. Whitier.

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• noun annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
  snow-on-the-mountain; ghost weed; Euphorbia marginata.
  
• noun chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers
  Cerastium tomentosum; love-in-a-mist.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the wryneck. Prov. Eng.

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• noun a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
  camp.
  
  • city kids get to see the country at a summer camp

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• noun bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
  American bugbane; Cimicifuga americana.
  

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• the undulating state of the air near the surface of the ground when heated. Eng.

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• (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by heat and indigestion.

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• (Zoöl.), the American gallinule. Local, U.S.

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• noun yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin
  crookneck squash; crookneck.
  

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• noun densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
  fire bush; burning bush; Bassia scoparia; Kochia scoparia; belvedere; fire-bush.
  

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• (Bot.), an annual plant (Kochia Scoparia) of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.

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• noun large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
  damask rose; Rosa damascena.
  

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• noun showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
  Aix sponsa; wood duck; wood widgeon.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck, under Wood.

Webster 1913

• land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.

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• noun flounder of eastern coast of North America
  Paralichthys dentatus.
  

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• noun hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves
  Crataegus aestivalis; mayhaw.
  

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• noun a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer
  

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• noun southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers
  Galtonia candicans; Hyacinthus candicans; cape hyacinth.
  

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• (Med.), prickly heat. See under Prickly.

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• noun of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
  summer redbird; Piranga rubra.
  

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• noun erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere
  Satureia hortensis; Satureja hortensis.
  
• noun herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses
  summer savory.
  

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• noun herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses
  summer savory.
  

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• noun an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study
  

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• (Zoöl.), the hooded merganser. Local, U.S.

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The common European sandpiper. (c) The green sandpiper.

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• noun common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
  Ornithogalum umbellatum; sleepy dick; starflower.
  

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• noun June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
  June 21; midsummer.
  

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• noun any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
  summer squash; Cucurbita pepo melopepo.
  
• noun any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden
  

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• noun any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
  summer squash; Cucurbita pepo melopepo.
  

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• noun theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer
  

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• noun shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
  sweet pepperbush; Clethra alnifolia; pepper bush; white alder.
  

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• noun of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
  summer redbird; Piranga rubra.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a singing bird (Piranga rubra) native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and yellow beneath. Called also summer redbird.

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• (Zoöl.), the blue-winged teal. Local, U.S.

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• wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures during the summer following. See Spring wheat.

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• . (Zoöl.) See Yellowbird.

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• adjective satellite of plants that bloom during the summer
  summer-blooming.
  

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Sum"mer-fal"low transitive verb

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1. To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite of plants that bloom during the summer
  summer-blooming.
  

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