widow

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/
/ˈwɪ.doʊ/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.

2 Definition

A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).

3 Definition

(in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.

4 Definition

An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.

5 Definition

A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.

6 Definition

A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.

2 Definition

To strip of anything valued.

3 Definition

To endow with a widow's right.

4 Definition

To be widow to.