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Wives

/waɪvz/

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

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📖 Definitions of "Wives"

noun

1
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
2
The female of a pair of mated animals.
"A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen."

noun

1
An adult female human.
2
(collective) All females collectively; womankind.
3
A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
4
A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).

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couplesnoun	Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
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femmesnoun	A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
handcuffsnoun	A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
housewivesnoun	(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
husbandsnoun	A surname.
jointnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
lektornoun	—
manaclesnoun	manacle
marriednoun	A married person.
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pairsnoun	Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).
spousesnoun	(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) Espousal; marriage; nuptials.
widowed	(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.
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womennoun	The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
womensnoun	(nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) Alternative form of women (“plural of woman”).
matronsnoun	A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.