Squirrels gather nuts for winter.

Meaning: To prepare for the winter season, squirrels collect and store nuts.

Choice of Words: Squirrels are small, furry animals with bushy tails. Gather means to collect things together. Nuts are hard-shelled fruits.

Alternative Expressions

The squirrels collected nuts for the winter.

Meaning: This means that a specific group of squirrels gathered nuts during the fall to store them for the winter when there is not much food available.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of squirrels. Collected means to gather or bring together. Nuts are hard-shelled fruits that grow on trees. Winter is the coldest season of the year. When you put them together, "The squirrels collected nuts for the winter" means that a specific group of squirrels gathered nuts to eat during the winter.

Squirrels store nuts away for the winter.

Meaning: This means that squirrels gather nuts during the fall and store them for the winter when there is not much food available.

Choice of Words: Squirrels are small, furry animals with bushy tails. Store means to put something away for later use. Nuts are hard-shelled fruits that grow on trees. Winter is the coldest season of the year. When you put them together, "Squirrels store nuts away for the winter" means that squirrels put nuts away to eat during the winter.

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