widow

/ˈwɪ.dəʊ//ˈwɪ.doʊ/

noun

  1. 1

    A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.

  2. 2

    A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).

  3. 3

    (in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.

  4. 4

    An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.

  5. 5

    A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.

  6. 6

    A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.

verb

  1. 1

    To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.

  2. 2

    To strip of anything valued.

  3. 3

    To endow with a widow's right.

  4. 4

    To be widow to.

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