| 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 | ||