Widow
noun
A woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.
She became a widow after her husband passed away in a car accident.
Often appears as...
- young widow
- war widow
noun
An end-of-line word or line of type standing by itself; short last line of a paragraph.
The designer adjusted the paragraph to avoid creating a widow at the end.
Often appears as...
- avoid widow
- widow line
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Technical
noun
A woman who manages a bar or tavern, especially in a mining town.
The gold miners would gather at the saloon, run by the widow who everyone called 'Ma'.
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Neutral
Colloquial
noun
A golf stroke made by a player who is three strokes behind.
With his third successive birdie, he made a widow of his competitor.
Often appears as...
- made a widow
- widow stroke
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Colloquial
noun
A woman whose husband has died and who has not married again.
She became a widow after her husband passed away in a car accident.
Often appears as...
- young widow
- war widow
noun
An end-of-line word or line of type standing by itself; short last line of a paragraph.
The designer adjusted the paragraph to avoid creating a widow at the end.
Often appears as...
- avoid widow
- widow line
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A woman who manages a bar or tavern, especially in a mining town.
The gold miners would gather at the saloon, run by the widow who everyone called 'Ma'.
Usage tips
Neutral
Colloquial
noun
A golf stroke made by a player who is three strokes behind.
With his third successive birdie, he made a widow of his competitor.
Often appears as...
- made a widow
- widow stroke
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
The word 'widow' often conveys sadness and loss, especially in personal conversations or literature.
The widow held her husband's picture, tears welling up.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Cultural attitudes toward widows vary greatly; some cultures may have specific customs or titles for widows.
In some societies, the widow wears a white sari as a sign of mourning.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Status
In legal and formal contexts, 'widow' may imply rights to a deceased spouse's estate or benefits.
The widow filed a claim for her late husband's pension.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
The word 'widow' often conveys sadness and loss, especially in personal conversations or literature.
The widow held her husband's picture, tears welling up.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Cultural attitudes toward widows vary greatly; some cultures may have specific customs or titles for widows.
In some societies, the widow wears a white sari as a sign of mourning.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Status
In legal and formal contexts, 'widow' may imply rights to a deceased spouse's estate or benefits.
The widow filed a claim for her late husband's pension.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
The word 'widow' often conveys sadness and loss, especially in personal conversations or literature.
The widow held her husband's picture, tears welling up.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Cultural attitudes toward widows vary greatly; some cultures may have specific customs or titles for widows.
In some societies, the widow wears a white sari as a sign of mourning.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Status
In legal and formal contexts, 'widow' may imply rights to a deceased spouse's estate or benefits.
The widow filed a claim for her late husband's pension.
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Are you a philanthropist?...
widowed men the outlier here give more than widowed women now why is that so some women who outlive their husbands often feel a sense of economic insecurity so widowed men give more now I'm really excited from the stage the very first moment to be releasing this data on causes what do women support
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What it's like to be a...
almost half of them were now widows of war, or didn't even know if their husbands were dead or alive -- described how they felt they were coping so badly. They watched their children change and they had no idea how to help them. They didn't know how to answer their children's questions.
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How to Discover Your...
And she also had this ability of talking to her children about real life and making sure that we understood the virtues of going your own way, which is why I believe today at the age of 94, and a recent widow, my mom is still carving out ways
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How did Dracula become...
without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
the wreck and an elderly lady came up to me and held her wrist out after the talk and said my grandfather said he found these coins on the beach and he said that they came from the widow and they were gold escudos little gold escudos
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A life of purpose PIPE Rick...
It's based on a whole different set of things. And so the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And I had to I can't think of the last time I thought of widows and orphans. They're not on my radar.
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Dangerous memes PIPE Dan...
But in fact that's not why they went extinct. They survived as long as they did at a time when the social safety nets weren't there. And there were lots of widows and orphans, people like that, who needed a foster home.
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Cannibalism in the...
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals, like the praying mantis and black widow spider, were considered bizarre exceptions.
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Bin Laden's Beginnings PIPE...
started building roads he was very generous with money with the people's popular one all we I did when he was with us helping us helping the poor widows orphans organizing funds for some
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Dive with Octopuses and...
descent down we go I'll try to point out some of the cool species with my dad lean to your right or a nice cool and widowed rock fish on
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Are you a philanthropist?...
widowed men the outlier here give more than widowed women now why is that so some women who outlive their husbands often feel a sense of economic insecurity so widowed men give more now I'm really excited from the stage the very first moment to be releasing this data on causes what do women support
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
almost half of them were now widows of war, or didn't even know if their husbands were dead or alive -- described how they felt they were coping so badly. They watched their children change and they had no idea how to help them. They didn't know how to answer their children's questions.
Video examples
How to Discover Your...
And she also had this ability of talking to her children about real life and making sure that we understood the virtues of going your own way, which is why I believe today at the age of 94, and a recent widow, my mom is still carving out ways
Video examples
How did Dracula become...
without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright
Video examples
Barry Clifford: Pirate...
the wreck and an elderly lady came up to me and held her wrist out after the talk and said my grandfather said he found these coins on the beach and he said that they came from the widow and they were gold escudos little gold escudos
Video examples
A life of purpose PIPE Rick...
It's based on a whole different set of things. And so the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And I had to I can't think of the last time I thought of widows and orphans. They're not on my radar.
Video examples
Dangerous memes PIPE Dan...
But in fact that's not why they went extinct. They survived as long as they did at a time when the social safety nets weren't there. And there were lots of widows and orphans, people like that, who needed a foster home.
Video examples
Cannibalism in the...
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals, like the praying mantis and black widow spider, were considered bizarre exceptions.
Video examples
Bin Laden's Beginnings PIPE...
started building roads he was very generous with money with the people's popular one all we I did when he was with us helping us helping the poor widows orphans organizing funds for some
Video examples
Dive with Octopuses and...
descent down we go I'll try to point out some of the cool species with my dad lean to your right or a nice cool and widowed rock fish on
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Quote examples
Patti Davis
American Celebrity
I'm part of the tribe who have said goodbye to one parent and are feeling a sense of responsibility for the one who remains - in my case, my mother. How do I make her time smoother, happier? How do I try to ease her, a widow, away from the dark well of grief without dishonoring the necessity of that grief?
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
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Faith Evans
American Musician
I've certainly had to go through trying to change the fact that I was always identified as the widow of Notorious B.I.G. You know, I'm never going to be able to get away from having been married to him, but that's not what identifies me. You know, my life isn't just about that.
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Rita Marley
Jamaican Singer
The idea of being a widow brings the thought of your husband dying. I don't really feel that way. I have higher confidence in life after that transition. That's my thought. That's how I feel. I want to keep him alive.
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Emmylou Harris
American Musician
You meet a lot of people and have a lot of experiences, and they color you and stay with you - but I'm not the grieving widow. Life is much more complicated and interesting and full of zigs and zags than that.
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Charles Perrault
French Author
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw the mother.
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Tim O'Brien
American Author
The wars don't end when you sign peace treaties or when the years go by. They will echo on until I'm gone and all the widows and orphans are gone.
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Mick Ralphs
English Musician
Since I've got on the Internet, it's opened a whole world of wasted time for me. My wife says she's an Internet widow.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
There are widows who long for friendly voices and that spirit of anxious concern which speaks of love.
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James Martineau
English Philosopher
Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.
Quote examples
Patti Davis
American Celebrity
I'm part of the tribe who have said goodbye to one parent and are feeling a sense of responsibility for the one who remains - in my case, my mother. How do I make her time smoother, happier? How do I try to ease her, a widow, away from the dark well of grief without dishonoring the necessity of that grief?
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
Quote examples
Faith Evans
American Musician
I've certainly had to go through trying to change the fact that I was always identified as the widow of Notorious B.I.G. You know, I'm never going to be able to get away from having been married to him, but that's not what identifies me. You know, my life isn't just about that.
Quote examples
Rita Marley
Jamaican Singer
The idea of being a widow brings the thought of your husband dying. I don't really feel that way. I have higher confidence in life after that transition. That's my thought. That's how I feel. I want to keep him alive.
Quote examples
Emmylou Harris
American Musician
You meet a lot of people and have a lot of experiences, and they color you and stay with you - but I'm not the grieving widow. Life is much more complicated and interesting and full of zigs and zags than that.
Quote examples
Charles Perrault
French Author
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw the mother.
Quote examples
Tim O'Brien
American Author
The wars don't end when you sign peace treaties or when the years go by. They will echo on until I'm gone and all the widows and orphans are gone.
Quote examples
Mick Ralphs
English Musician
Since I've got on the Internet, it's opened a whole world of wasted time for me. My wife says she's an Internet widow.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
There are widows who long for friendly voices and that spirit of anxious concern which speaks of love.
Quote examples
James Martineau
English Philosopher
Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.
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