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Widow

see synonyms of widow

Noun

1. widow, widow woman

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

Verb

2. widow

cause to be without a spouse

Example Sentences:
'The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Widow

see synonyms of widow
noun
1. 
a woman who has survived her spouse, esp one who has not remarried
2. (usually with a modifier) informal
a woman whose spouse is often away from home indulging in a sport, etc
a golf widow
3. printing
a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column
Compare orphan (sense 3)
4. 
(in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table
verb (tr; usually passive)
5. 
to cause to become a widow or a widower
6. 
to deprive of something valued or desirable

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Widow

see synonyms of widow
noun
1. 
a woman who has outlived the man to whom she was married at the time of his death; esp., such a woman who has not remarried
2.  US, Cards
a number of cards dealt into a separate pile, typically for the use of the highest bidder
3.  Printing
an incomplete line, as that ending a paragraph, carried over to the top of a new page or column: generally avoided by rewriting copy to eliminate the line or fill it out
4.  US, Informal
a woman whose husband is often away indulging in a specified hobby, sport, etc.
a golf widow
verb transitive
5. 
to cause to become a widow or widower
usually in the past participle
widowed by the war

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Widow

see synonyms of widow
n.
1. A woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.
2. Informal A woman whose spouse is often away pursuing a sport or hobby.
3. An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder. Also called kitty1.
4. Printing
a. A single, usually short line of type, as one ending a paragraph, carried over to the top of the next page or column.
b. A short line of type at the bottom of a page, column, or paragraph.
tr.v. wid·owed, wid·ow·ing, wid·ows
To make a widow or widower of.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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