Woman
31woman — wom•an [[t]ˈwʊm ən[/t]] n. pl. wom•en [[t]ˈwɪm ɪn[/t]] adj. 1) sex an adult female person, as distinguished from a girl or a man 2) a wife 3) sex a female lover or sweetheart 4) a female servant or attendant 5) women collectively; womankind 6)… …
32woman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ middle aged ▪ elderly, old, older ▪ The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman s home. ▪ …
33Woman — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Woman >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 woman woman she her female petticoat GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 feminality feminality muliebrity Sgm: N 2 womanhood womanhood &c.(adolescence) 131 …
34woman — n. (pl. women) 1 an adult human female. 2 the female sex; any or an average woman (how does woman differ from man?). 3 a wife or female sexual partner. 4 (prec. by the) emotions or characteristics traditionally associated with women (brought out… …
35woman — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. female, lady, gentlewoman; wife. See humanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An adult female] Syn. female, lady, dame, matron, gentlewoman, maid, spinster, debutante, nymph, virgin, girl, old woman, chick*,… …
36woman — lady, woman The division of usage between these two words is complex and is caught up in issues of social class. In George Meredith s Evan Harrington (1861), the heroine, Rose Jocelyn, is rhetorically asked, Would you rather be called a true… …
37woman — noun (plural women) 1》 an adult human female. 2》 a female worker or employee. ↘a female domestic help. 3》 a wife or lover. Phrases the little woman a condescending way of referring to one s wife. woman of letters a female scholar or author.… …
38woman — Wahine (for various kinds, see Haw Eng. entry and entries that follow it). Fig. references, see canoe, gourd; also see old woman, women. Chiefly woman, ali i wahine, haku wahine. Woman easily taken, wahine pānoa. To behave as a… …
39woman — noun (plural women) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man Date: before 12th century 1. a. an adult female person b. a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence,… …
40-woman — a combining form of woman: chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman. Usage. Feminine compounds ending in WOMAN are equivalent to the masculine compounds in MAN. When the person referred to is a woman, the feminine form is often, but not always, used:… …
