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Widow vs Relic - What's the difference?

widow | relic |

As nouns the difference between widow and relic

is that widow is a woman whose husband has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower while relic is that which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

As a verb widow

is to make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.

widow

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A woman whose husband has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
  • (informal, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
  • * 1988', Emily Parry, " For a Bowling '''Widow , a Split Isn't Just Two Lonely Pins," ''New York Times , 27 Nov.,
  • I had been feeling like a bowling-alley widow , but knew he loved the game, so I suggested we join a mixed league.
  • An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
  • (printing) A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
  • A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus .
  • Derived terms

    * black widow * golf widow * grass widow * widow bird * widow-maker

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a widow (or widower) of someone; to cause the death of one's spouse.
  • English transitive verbs

    relic

    English

    (wikipedia relic)

    Alternative forms

    * relick (archaic) * relique

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
  • Something old kept for sentimental reasons.
  • (religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.
  • Usage notes

    By comparison with synonyms, relic' emphasizes ''age,'' and to some degree ''value'' – a “' relic of a lost civilization”.

    Synonyms

    * (that which remains) remnant, remainder, residue, lave * halidom

    Derived terms

    * Relic Sunday