Definition of "widow"
- noun
A woman whose husband has died (and has not re-married); feminine of widower.
A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
Type of venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.
- verb
To make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.
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