/ Dictionary / Index D dogwood winter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dog'wood win"ter Pronunciation: [key] — South Midland and Southern U.S. South Midland and Southern U.S. a short period of cold weather in the spring. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. dogwood family dog work Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language