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widow noun

  /ˈwɪd.oʊ/ , /ˈwɪd.əʊ/
  • A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
 вдова́, вдови́ца, вдова
  • (typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.
 вися́чая строка́
  • (by extension, informal, often, humorous, or, sarcastic, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
 соло́менная вдова́
  • Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).
 чёрная вдова́

widowed adjective

  • (of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.
 овдовевший

widower noun

  /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/
  • A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
 вдове́ц, вдовец
black widow
чёрная вдова́, шахи́дка
grass widow
соло́менная вдова́, соломенная вдова
widow's mite
ле́пта
war widow
вдова войны
become a widow
овдоветь
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