widow

/ˈwɪd.əʊ/noun
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1

A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

2

Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).

3

A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.

4

An additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.

5

A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.

6

Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).

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