Season vs. Seasoning

Seasonnoun

Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

Seasonnoun

A part of a year when something particular happens

Seasonnoun

(obsolete) That which gives relish; seasoning.

Seasonnoun

(cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played.

Seasonnoun

A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

Seasonnoun

(archaic) An extended, undefined period of time.

Seasonnoun

(video games) The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.

Seasonnoun

(video games) A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.

Seasonverb

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

Seasonverb

(transitive) To make fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure

Seasonverb

(transitive) Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices

Seasonverb

(intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

Seasonverb

(intransitive) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance

Seasonverb

(obsolete) To copulate with; to impregnate.

Seasonnoun

One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, - the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, - the dry and the rainy.

Seasonnoun

Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest.

Seasonnoun

A period of time not very long; a while; a time.

Seasonnoun

That which gives relish; seasoning.

Seasonverb

To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.

Seasonverb

To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate.

Seasonverb

Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber.

Seasonverb

To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food.

Seasonverb

Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable.

Seasonverb

To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper.

Seasonverb

To imbue; to tinge or taint.

Seasonverb

To copulate with; to impregnate.

Seasonverb

To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

Seasonverb

To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun.

Seasonverb

To give token; to savor.

Seasonnoun

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field;

Seasonnoun

one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions;

Seasonnoun

a recurrent time marked by major holidays;

Seasonverb

lend flavor to;

Seasonverb

make fit;

Seasonverb

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;

Seasonnoun

each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

Seasonnoun

a period of the year characterized by a particular climatic feature or marked by a particular activity, event, or festivity

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a fixed time in the year when a particular sporting activity is pursued

Seasonnoun

the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, or other food is plentiful and in good condition

Seasonnoun

a time of year traditionally adopted by the English upper classes for a series of fashionable social events.

Seasonnoun

a proper or suitable time

Seasonnoun

an indefinite or unspecified period of time; a while

Seasonnoun

a set or sequence of related television programmes; a series

Seasonnoun

a period when a female mammal is ready to mate

Seasonverb

add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food)

Seasonverb

add a quality or feature to (something), especially so as to make it more lively or exciting

Seasonverb

make (wood) suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content to that of the environment in which it will be used

Season

A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of Earth's orbit around the Sun and Earth's axial tilt relative to the ecliptic plane.

Seasoningnoun

(cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.

Seasoningnoun

Anything added to increase enjoyment.

Seasoningnoun

A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.

Seasoningnoun

(archaic) An alcoholic intoxication.

Seasoningnoun

In diamond-cutting, the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.

Seasoningnoun

The act or process by which anything is seasoned.

Seasoningnoun

That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.

Seasoningnoun

Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.

Seasoningnoun

something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

Seasoningnoun

the act of adding a seasoning to food

Seasoning

Seasoning is the process of adding herbs, salts or spices to food to enhance the flavour.