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