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winter-kills

winter-kills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of winter-kill.

Meaning of winter-kill

Verb

winter-kill (third-person singular simple present winter-kills, present participle winter-killing, simple past and past participle winter-killed)

  1. (transitive) To kill by the effects of wintery conditions
    • The lasting frost winter-killed more critters then all predation
  2. (intransitive) To die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions

Questions about winter-kills

What is winter-kills the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Winter-kills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of winter-kill.

Words near winter-kills in the dictionary

  1. winter-hained
  2. winter-hardy
  3. winter-kill
  4. winter-killed
  5. winter-killing
  6. winter-kills
  7. winter-over syndrome
  8. winter-over syndromes
  9. winter-proof
  10. winter-proud
  11. winter-time

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