noun Download 🔗Share A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. Examples : "After the factory closed, many widows in the town struggled to make ends meet, as their husbands had worked there for their entire lives. " family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried). Examples : "The support group provided a safe space for widows to share their experiences and find comfort. " family person society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc. Examples : "The golf widows in our neighborhood often get together for brunch on Sundays while their husbands are on the course. " 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 : "After everyone looked at their initial cards in Euchre, they bid for the right to pick up the widows and improve 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 editor removed the widows by adjusting the spacing, so no single lines were left at the top of the next page. " language writing technical computing type Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus. Examples : "The gardener carefully checked under the flowerpots, wary of finding any widows lurking in the dark. " 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 car accident tragically widowed her, leaving her to raise their children alone. " family suffering human action war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strip of anything valued. Examples : "The long drought widows the farmers of their livelihood, leaving them with nothing to sell. " value action suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To endow with a widow's right. Examples : "The king decided to widow all wives of soldiers who died in battle, granting them land and financial support. " family right law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be widow to. Examples : "My grandmother widowed after my grandfather passed away last year. " family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
