a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.

Cards . an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table.

Printing .

a short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of the full measure or one consisting of only a single word.

the last line of a paragraph when it is carried over to the top of the following page away from the rest of the paragraph. Compare orphan ( def. 4 ) .

a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport (used in combination). Compare golf widow .

to make (someone) a widow

She was widowed by the war.

to deprive of anything cherished or needed

A surprise attack widowed the army of its supplies.

Obsolete .

to endow with a widow's right.

to survive as the widow of.

noun

dowager , relict