| NOUN | person | widow, widow woman | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | change | widow | cause to be without a spouse |
| Sounds | wih'dow | |
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| Rhymes | aficionado ... window: 51 rhymes with dow... | |
| Meaning | A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried. | |
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| Synonym | widow woman | |
| Narrower | dowager | A widow holding property received from her deceased husband |
| war widow | A woman whose husband has died in war | |
| Broader | woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
| Spanish | viuda | |
| Catalan | vídua, vidu, viuda | |
| Nouns | widowhood | the state of being a widow who has not remarried |
| widowhood | the time of a woman's life when she is a widow | |
| Verbs | widow | cause to be without a spouse |
| Meaning | Cause to be without a spouse. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia" | |
| Broader | leave, leave behind | Be survived by after one's death |
| Spanish | dejar viuda | |
| Nouns | widow | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried |
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