ADJ
distraught, grieving | elderly, middle-aged, young | rich, wealthy | poor | war
VERB + WIDOW
become
leave
When his father passed away unexpectedly, it left a widow struggling to support the family alone.
PHRASES
a widow's allowance/pension
noun
A person whose spouse is absent:
A person whose spouse is absent:
Now that he is a widow, he tries to win Olivia back through the songs and the music that brought them together all those years ago, leaving Olivia torn between moving forward with Josh or falling into the arms of the man she truly loves.
A person whose spouse is absent:
My aunt is a football widow in the fall and a basketball widow in the winter and early spring.
I had been feeling like a bowling-alley widow, but knew he loved the game, so I suggested we join a mixed league.
An additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.
verb
To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
To strip of anything valued.
Sleep, gentle winds, as he sleeps now, My friend, the brother of my love. My Arthur! whom I shall not see Till all my widow’d race be run; Dear as the mother to the son, More than my brothers are to me.
To endow with a widow's right.
To be widow to.
A woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.
It is claimed that the next best thing a golf widow can do if she cannot fill her lonely hours with croquet is to assume a devout interest in her husband's game.
Now that he is a widow, he tries to win Olivia back through the songs and the music that brought them together all those years ago, leaving Olivia torn between moving forward with Josh or falling into
WiktionaryMy aunt is a football widow in the fall and a basketball widow in the winter and early spring.
WiktionaryI had been feeling like a bowling-alley widow, but knew he loved the game, so I suggested we join a mixed league.
WiktionarySleep, gentle winds, as he sleeps now, My friend, the brother of my love. My Arthur! whom I shall not see Till all my widow’d race be run; Dear as the mother to the son, More than my brothers are to
WiktionaryThe widow had to get through a lot of hardships.
Tatoeba · #43837The widow was dressed in black.
Tatoeba · #43838i Register
In some senses, widow is marked as informal, figuratively, obsolete, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.