Widow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
  2. an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table.
  3. Printing.
    • a short last line of a paragraph, especially one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word.
    • the last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph.
  4. a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination).
verb (used with object), wid·owed, wid·ow·ing.
  1. to make (someone) a widow: She was widowed by the war.
  2. to deprive of anything cherished or needed: A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies.
  3. Obsolete.
    • to endow with a widow's right.
    • to survive as the widow of.
noun
  1. a woman who has survived her husband, esp one who has not remarried
  2. a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he indulges in a sport, etc
  3. a short line at the end of a paragraph, esp one that occurs as the top line of a page or column
  4. (in some card games) an additional hand or set of cards exposed on the table
verb (tr; usually passive)
  1. to cause to become a widow or a widower
  2. to deprive of something valued or desirable
Widow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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