NOUN | person | widow, widow woman | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried |
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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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