n
(archaic, thieves' cant) A married woman.
v
(US) To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.)
n
(obsolete) Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.
n
a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
n
(US) A man living apart from his wife.
n
(idiomatic) A woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.
n
A married woman whose spouse is away.
n
(idiomatic, rare) A married man whose spouse is away.
n
The state of being a grass widow.
n
Alternative form of grass widowhood [The state of being a grass widow.]
n
A widow whose spouse was hanged.
n
(obsolete) The widow of a man who was executed by hanging.
n
(trademark) Alternative letter-case form of merry widow [A strapless corselet with long garters and half cups for the breasts.]
n
The widow of a soldier who was killed while in active service.
n
(historical law) The 40-day period during which a widow is entitled to remain in her deceased husband's home while any dower is collected and returned.
n
(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
n
(idiomatic, slang) A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
adj
(law) Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
n
(rare) A gathering or ceremony that marks or celebrates the end of a marriage.
v
(transitive, archaic) To cause (a woman) no longer to be a wife.
adj
(archaic) Relating to the state of a widow; widowed.
n
(rare) the state of being a widow; widowhood
n
(historical) The outlawry of a woman.
n
(by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.
n
Alternative form of war widow [The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).]
n
(dialectal) Alternative spelling of widow [A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.]
n
Pronunciation spelling of widower. [A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); masculine of widow. [from 14th c.]]
n
A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
n
(obsolete) A woman separated from her husband; a grass widow.
n
Foreclosure on a reverse mortgage after the deedholder dies, while the spouse still lives on the property
n
Alternative form of widow-maker [(idiomatic) Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.]
n
(law, historical) A widow's share of her husband's estate in addition to her jointure.
n
(historical) A cap worn as a sign of mourning by a woman after the death of her husband.
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(historical) A fictitious person in the navy, whose pay and allowances went into a fund for widows' pensions.
n
(idiomatic) A very small gift or donation which, however, represents a great sacrifice on the part of the giver.
n
Somebody who seeks to marry a widow for her money.
n
(idiomatic) Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
adj
(nonstandard, of a man) Widowed; left a widower.
n
The state or period of being a widower.
n
The state of being a widower.
n
The state or period of being a widow or widower.
adj
Characteristic of a widow.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a widow.
adj
Like, or suiting, a widow.
n
Alternative form of widow-maker [(idiomatic) Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.]
n
Obsolete form of wifehood. [The quality or state of being a wife.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of wifeless [Having no wife; unmarried or celibate.]
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