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widow

noun verb

A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
W
Contains
ID
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈwɪ.dəʊ

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Definitions

noun

  1. A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

verb

  1. Cause to be without a spouse

    “The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia”

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The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia

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