noun Download 🔗Share A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. Examples : "My aunt is a widow; her husband passed away last year. " family person human age society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried). Examples : "My grandmother is a widow; her husband passed away last year. " family person age Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc. Examples : "My friend's widow often has to juggle work and caring for her children, as her husband is a professional sailor. " family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder. Examples : "In the card game, the widow was dealt face down, waiting for the highest bidder to use it in their hand. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column. Examples : "The article's last paragraph had a widow at the top of the next page. " computing type writing language literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus. Examples : "The arachnologist carefully studied the widow spider, noting its distinctive red markings. " animal insect nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of. Examples : "The tragic accident widowed the young teacher's parents. " family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strip of anything valued. Examples : "The company's restructuring plan will widow employees of their generous retirement benefits. " value family suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To endow with a widow's right. Examples : "The will widowed the younger son with a share of the family farm, giving him the right to the land as per the law. " family right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be widow to. Examples : "After her husband's death, Sarah widowed. " family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading