Season | Mean of season in English Dictionary

/ˈsiːzn̩/

• Noun
• one of the four periods (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) into which the year is commonly divided
1. Spring is my favorite season (of the year).
2. I enjoy watching the seasons change every year.
• a particular period of time during the year: such as
• a period of time when a particular sport is being played
1. the baseball/football season
2. The team had a good season last year. [=the team played well last year]

• a period of time when a particular event, process, activity, etc., occurs
1. These plants have a short growing season.
2. the breeding/mating season [=the period of time when animals, birds, etc., are mating]
3. the Christmas season
4. (US) the holiday season [=the time from late November through January when several holidays (such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Eve) happen]
5. The article talks about ways to stay healthy during flu season. [=the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses]
6. June marks the beginning of tourist season. [=the time when many people go to visit places as tourists]
7. During peak season [=the time when tourists visit the most], the island is very crowded.
• a period of time when people are legally allowed to hunt, fish, etc.
1. Deer season starts next week.
2. lobster season
3. hunting/fishing season
• the time of the year during which something grows and can be harvested
1. blueberry season
• a time of the year during which a particular type of weather usually happens
1. the hot/dry/rainy season
2. Monsoon season is coming soon.
• a time of the year when a new fashion, color, hair style, etc., is popular
1. This season's fashions are very feminine.
2. Pink is in style this season.
• a period of time when a series of new television shows, plays, etc., are being shown or performed
1. I can't wait until the new (television) season starts.
2. The theater company will be putting on plays by Shakespeare this season.
3. one of the shows in the network's season lineup
• Verb
• to add salt, pepper, spices, etc., to (something) to give it more flavor
1. He seasoned the stew.
2. Season to taste. [=add as much seasoning as you like so it tastes good to you]
• to make (wood) ready for use by slowly drying it
1. You must season the firewood.