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Widow
/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/
A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
📖 Definitions of "Widow"
noun
- 1
A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- 2
A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
- 3
(in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
- 4
An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
verb
- 1
To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
- 2
To strip of anything valued.
- 3
To endow with a widow's right.
- 4
To be widow to.
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