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1widow

noun wid·ow \ˈwi-(ˌ)dō\

: a woman whose husband has died

: a woman whose husband often leaves her alone while he plays sports or is involved in other activities

Full Definition of WIDOW

1
a :  a woman who has lost her husband by death and usually has not remarried
b :  grass widow 2
c :  a woman whose husband leaves her alone frequently or for long periods to engage in a usually specified activity <a golf widow>
2
:  an extra hand or part of a hand of cards dealt face down and usually placed at the disposal of the highest bidder
3
:  a single usually short last line (as of a paragraph) separated from its related text and appearing at the top of a printed page or column
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Origin of WIDOW

Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, Sanskrit vidhavā, Latin -videre to separate
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore

Rhymes with WIDOW

aglow, ago, airflow, airglow, air show, alow, although, archfoe, argot, a throw, backflow, backhoe, bandeau, Baotou, barlow, bateau, below, bestow, big toe, bon mot, bravo, by-blow, cachepot, callow, caló, Carlow, cash flow, chapeau, Chi-Rho, cockcrow, Cocteau, cornrow, corn snow, crossbow, Cousteau, Darrow, Day-Glo, dayglow, death row, Defoe, de trop, deathblow, deco, down-bow, dumb show, elbow, escrow, fencerow, flambeau, floor show, flyblow, fogbow, forego, foreknow, forgo, freak show, free throw, Freneau, Fuzhou, galop, game show, genro, gigot, Glencoe, go-slow, Gounod, Guangzhou, gung ho, guyot, Hadow, Hangzhou, Hankow, Harrow, heave-ho, hedgerow, heigh-ho, hello, hollo, horse show, ice floe, ice show, inflow, in tow, Io, jabot, jambeau, Jane Doe, jim crow, Jinzhou, Joe Blow, Jiaozhou, John Doe, Juneau, Hounslow, kayo, KO, Lanzhou, lie low, light show, longbow, low blow, Luchow, macho, mahoe, maillot, mallow, manteau, Marlowe, Marot, marrow, matelot, merlot, Meursault, minnow, Miró, misknow, Moho, mojo, morceau, morrow, Moscow, mucro, mudflow, Murrow, nightglow, no-no, no-show, nouveau, oboe, outflow, outgo, outgrow, oxbow, peep show, Pernod, picot, plateau, pronto, Quanzhou, quiz show, rainbow, Rameau, red snow, reflow, regrow, repo, reseau, road show, rondeau, rondo, roscoe, Roseau, rouleau, sabot, Saint-Lô, salchow, scarecrow, self-sow, serow, shadblow, Shantou, sideshow, skid row, ski tow, Soho, so-so, sound bow, sourdough, stone's throw, sunbow, Suzhou, tableau, Taizhou, talk show, tiptoe, Thoreau, tone row, tonneau, trade show, trousseau, Trudeau, uh-oh, unsew, up-bow, upthrow, van Gogh, wallow, Wenzhou, Wicklow, willow, windrow, windthrow, winnow, Winslow, Wuzhou, Xuzhou, Yalow, yarrow, Zhangzhou, Zhengzhou, Zibo

2widow

verb

Definition of WIDOW

transitive verb
1
:  to cause to become a widow or widower
2
obsolete :  to survive as the widow of
3
:  to deprive of something greatly valued or needed

First Known Use of WIDOW

14th century
WIDOW Defined for Kids

1widow

noun wid·ow \ˈwi-dō\

Definition of WIDOW for Kids

:  a woman whose husband is dead

2widow

verb
wid·owedwid·ow·ing

Definition of WIDOW for Kids

:  to make a widow or widower of
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