Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 2 compound words that contain widows. The most common are listed below. Open widows in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- black widowsplural of black widow: Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp.
- golf widowsplural of golf widow: A woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.
- grass widowsplural of grass widow: A married woman whose spouse is away.
- widows' peaksplural of widow's peak: A descending V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
- alpha widowsplural of alpha widow: A woman who, after experiencing a relationship with an exceptionally desirable man (an alpha male), is unable or unwilling to bond with less attractive men.
- false widowsplural of false widow: a spider with an appearance similar to the black widow, but which is not known to be deadly to humans, unlike the black widow.
- hemp-widowsplural of hemp-widow: A widow whose spouse was hanged.
- merry widowsplural of merry widow: Alternative letter-case form of merry widow.
- military widowsplural of military widow: The widow of a soldier who was killed while in active service.
- trans widowsplural of trans widow: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trans, widow; a widow who is transgender.
- war widowsplural of war widow: The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
- chuck-will's-widowsplural of chuck-will's-widow: Antrostomus carolinensis, a goatsucker of the southern United States.
- Dutch widowsplural of Dutch widow: A female prostitute.
- widows bewitchedplural of widow bewitched: A woman separated from her husband; a grass widow.
- hempen widowsplural of hempen widow: The widow of a man who was executed by hanging.
Compound words 2
- transwidowsplural of transwidow: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trans, widow; a widow who is transgender.
- warwidowsplural of warwidow: The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).