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widow

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounA person whose spouse is absent: A person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarried: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower. Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried). A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.

    Example: My aunt is a football widow in the fall and a basketball widow in the winter and early spring.

  2. verbTo make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
  3. nounA person who has lost a spouse and hasn't remarried: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower. Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: w