English noun: widow | |||
1. | widow (person) a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried | ||
Synonyms | widow woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dowager, war widow | ||
English verb: widow | |||
1. | widow (change) cause to be without a spouse | ||
Samples | The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leave, leave behind | ||