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widow

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪdəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɪdoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(widō)

Collocations for "widow"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "widow" in context.

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widow

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [mourning, grieving, grief-stricken] widow
  2. the widow's [grief, sadness, children]
  3. became a widow at [sixty]
  4. the widow [receives, is entitled to] benefits
  5. left his wife a widow
  6. slang: a [golf, chess, sports] widow
  7. bitten by a black widow
n as adj
  1. a [black, white] -widow spider
  2. the [car, occupation] is considered a widow maker
'widow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "widow" in the title:

a widow and orphans - English Only forum
Article. Jane Smith, (a) widow of the first director, went to... - English Only forum
As a young widow to leave her son with her mother - English Only forum
Black widow venom - English Only forum
China gags widow of Briton in murder scandal. - English Only forum
comma or 'and' btw adjectives [conjunction]: a beautiful, young widow - English Only forum
comma splice [acceptable in fiction?]: she's a widow, has a house - English Only forum
dropping a couple of looey door on rouge or teaching a Presbyterian widow to swim - English Only forum
Grass Widow - English Only forum
happier widower than him / widow happier than - English Only forum
he left but moderate provision for his widow and two children - English Only forum
He said he would like to see the widow get me. - English Only forum
her father remarried with a widow <having two daughters> - English Only forum
her widow - English Only forum
His second wife was a widow <herself> - English Only forum
How do you address a widow? - English Only forum
I was miserable being a widow... - English Only forum
I won't tie up the mule in a horse's place," says the widow. - English Only forum
Man/woman [widow(er) who gets a pension] - English Only forum
Miss or Mrs? [for a widow] - English Only forum
Mrs. [for a widow, or "courtesy title" for an older woman] - English Only forum
not putting down your black widow spider - English Only forum
The Widow Borges - English Only forum
the widow of an American who.... - English Only forum
the willow the widow - English Only forum
Weirdo vs widow [pronunciation] - English Only forum
what it is to be left a widow - English Only forum
Why is the woman called a "Black Widow" here? - English Only forum
Widow - English Only forum
widow in weeds - English Only forum
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