summer1
n.
- the season after spring and before autumn, when the weather is warmest.
▸Astronomy the period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox.
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(summers)
literary years, especially of a person's age.
v.
spend the summer in a particular place.
▸pasture (cattle) for the summer.
Derivative
Etymology
OE sumor, of Gmc origin.
summer2
n.
a horizontal bearing beam, especially one supporting joists or rafters.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. somier ‘packhorse’, from late L. sagmarius, from Gk sagma ‘packsaddle’.