CHRISTMASTIME Antonyms

• a wind from the east

• a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

• the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people

• (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

• the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

• a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed

• a natural flow of ground water

• a point at which water issues forth

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• develop into a distinctive entity

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• develop suddenly

• produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly

• the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

• the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty

• spend the summer

• a short prayer of thanks before a meal

• fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

• the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

• spend the winter