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Definitions for Widow
[1] a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
[2] Cards . an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table.
[3] Printing . a short last line of a paragraph, especially one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word. the last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph. Compare orphan(def 4) .
[4] a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination). Compare golf widow.
[5] to make (someone) a widow: She was widowed by the war.
[6] to deprive of anything cherished or needed: A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies.
[7] Obsolete . to endow with a widow's right. to survive as the widow of.
[8] a woman who has survived her husband, esp one who has not remarried
[9] (usually with a modifier) informal a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he indulges in a sport, etc a golf widow
[10] printing a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column Compare orphan (def. 3)
[11] (in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table
[12] to cause to become a widow or a widower
[13] to deprive of something valued or desirable
Words related to Widow
Words nearby Widow
widgeon, widget, widgie, widish, widnes, widow, widow bird, widow woman, widow's benefit, widow's cruse, widow's mite
Origin of Widow
before 900; (noun) Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widuwe, wydewe; cognate with German Witwe, Gothic widuwo, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus bereaved), Sanskrit vidhavā widow; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
Words that may be confused with Widow
Other words from Widow
wid·ow·ly , adjective
un·wid·owed , adjective
Word origin for Widow
Old English widuwe; related to German Witwe, Latin vidua (feminine of viduus deprived), Sanskrit vidhavā