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Widows
A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
📖 Definitions of "Widows"
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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.
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An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
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To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
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To strip of anything valued.
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To endow with a widow's right.
- 4
To be widow to.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Widows"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| widow womannoun | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried |
| survivorsnoun | a British post-apocalyptic fiction drama television series created by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC, that broadcast from 1975 to 1977. |
| veuvenoun | — |
| widowersnoun | A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from 14th c.] |
| windowsnoun | (operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market. |
| wivesnoun | an American hardcore punk/noise rock trio from Los Angeles consisting of guitarist Randy Randall, bassist/vocalist Dean Spunt, and drummer Jeremy Villalobos. |
| relictsnoun | (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic. |
| spouseless | Without a spouse; unmarried. |
| dowagersnoun | A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband. |
| orphansnoun | A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. |
| husbandsnoun | A surname. |
| familiesnoun | a daytime soap opera, broadcast on the ITV network from 1990 to 1993. |
| victimsnoun | the eighth album by the band Steel Pulse, released in 1991. |
| destitutenoun | Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so. |
| spousesnoun | (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) Espousal; marriage; nuptials. |
| divorceesnoun | A divorced person. |
| mothersnoun | (formerly the Carlton Ballroom) a club in the Erdington district of Birmingham, England, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
| womennoun | The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. |
| pensionersnoun | (chiefly UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension. |
| veteransnoun | "Veterans" is the eleventh episode of the first season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. |
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