Widow
11widow — {{11}}widow (n.) O.E. widewe, widuwe, from P.Gmc. *widewo (Cf. O.S. widowa, O.Fris. widwe, M.Du., Du. weduwe, Du. weeuw, O.H.G. wituwa, Ger. Witwe, Goth. widuwo), from PIE adj. *widhewo (Cf. Skt. vidhuh lonely, solitary, vidhava …
12Widow — A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. A man whose spouse has died is a widower. The state of having lost one s spouse to death is termed widowhood or (occasionally) viduity. The adjective is widowed.The social status of widows has been an… …
13widow — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 a woman whose husband is often away on a specified activity (golf widow). 3 extra cards dealt separately and taken by the highest bidder. 4 Printing the short… …
14widow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, Sanskrit vidhavā, Latin videre to separate Date: before 12th century 1. a. a woman who has lost her husband by death and usually …
15widow — widowly, adj. /wid oh/, n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. 2. Cards. an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. 3. Print. a. a short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of… …
16widow — /ˈwɪdoʊ / (say widoh) noun 1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. 2. (used in combination) a woman whose husband is often absent, devoting his attention to some sport or other activity: a golf widow. 3. Cards an… …
17widow — A widow is no longer addressed by this term, though an examination of Shakespeare’s plays will show that it was common as a vocative in the seventeenth century. It occurs many times in Henry the Sixth Part Three (3:ii), the scene in which… …
18widow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. survivor (of a husband), relict, dowager; divorcée, grass widow. See divorce. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. surviving wife, relict, dowager, husbandless wife, dead man s wife, widow woman*, sod widow*,… …
19widow — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grieving ▪ elderly, middle aged, old, young ▪ rich, wealthy ▪ poor …
20widow — wid|ow [ˈwıdəu US dou] n [: Old English; Origin: wuduwe] 1.) a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again ▪ an elderly widow who was attacked and robbed last month ▪ a wealthy widow 2.) football/golf etc widow a woman whose… …
