Widow |
A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not married again; one living bereaved of a husband. |
n. |
Widow |
Widowed. |
a. |
Widow |
To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in the past participle. |
v. t. |
Widow |
To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of anything beloved or highly esteemed; to make desolate or bare; to bereave. |
v. t. |
Widow |
To endow with a widow's right. |
v. t. |
Widow |
To become, or survive as, the widow of. |
v. t. |
Widow bird |
See Whidan bird. |
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Widow-hunter |
One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune. |
n. |
Widow-maker |
One who makes widows by destroying husbands. |
n. |
Widow-wail |
A low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub (Cneorum tricoccon) found in Southern Europe. |
n. |
Chuck |
To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. |
v. i. |
Chuck |
To chuckle; to laugh. |
v. i. |
Chuck |
To call, as a hen her chickens. |
v. t. |
Chuck |
The chuck or call of a hen. |
n. |
Chuck |
A sudden, small noise. |
n. |
Chuck |
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. |
n. |
Chuck |
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to. |
v. t. |
Chuck |
To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. |
v. t. |
Chuck |
To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck. |
v. t. |
Chuck |
A slight blow or pat under the chin. |
n. |