widow


Definition: Meaning of, widow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwɪdəʊ /

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widow widows
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  1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
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  2. football/golf etc widow a woman whose husband spends all his free time watching football, playing golf etc - used humorously
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widow used in phrases

  • black widow (noun)
    1. a very poisonous type of SPIDER that is black with red marks
  • chuck-will's-widow (noun)
    1. large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
  • golf widow (noun)
    1. a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf
  • grass widow (noun)
    1. a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
    2. a woman whose husband is often away
  • mournful widow (noun)
    1. old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
  • war widow (noun)
    1. a woman whose husband has been killed in a war
  • widow bird (noun)
    1. mostly black African weaverbird
  • widow woman (noun)
    1. a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
  • widow's peak (noun)
    1. a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead
  • widow's walk (noun)
    1. a lookout atop a coastal house
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