woman
- noun
- /ˈwʊmən/
- The main act was a play about a woman whose husband has died of AIDS.
- a pregnant woman
- a young woman
- an older woman
I'm trying to think of that woman who sings that song.
- I'm trying to think of that woman who sings that song.
- I think it's hard for a woman in a man's world.
- Now she looks like a woman who is aged well.
- The beauty of being a woman is our heart.
- She is married to another woman, female lesbian.
- And she was, she was a tough woman, trust me.
- Ellen Richards was the first woman graduate of of MIT.
- And for you as a woman, think about your intuition.
- All right, the first one is a woman who expresses herself.
- You're telling me that that man, that woman is any better than you?
- And I want to be the first trans woman to have an abortion.
- So she sent it to a woman named Carrie Richmond.
- How would you feel if a woman approached you?
Examples
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You're a brilliant woman, Helen.
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The social workers had learned from the family that this woman had always enjoyed playing the piano.
Academic text (2011) -
So what turns this woman into this woman?
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The beauty of being a woman is our heart.
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Three young men and a woman get off at the same stop.
Academic text (2011) -
Last month, an Alabama woman lost her dog.
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Shortly after Calvin began working there, a woman with extremely long hair was sent in.
Fiction book (1990) -
She is the first woman head of state in Brazil.
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The story is about Esmeralda, a Mexican woman who has married five husbands.
Academic text (2011) -
Last month, an Alabama woman lost her dog.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Archaic
To marry a woman, often after a romantic or sexual relationship, to make the relationship legal and respected
Compounds
A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory
- Literature
A woman who knows a lot about people and herbs and people trust for advice
- Offensive
A woman who does not follow normal social rules and is often avoided by others
- Slang
A woman who tricks people into giving her money or valuable things by gaining their trust
- NSFW
A woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who supports her financially
- Jargon
A woman who plays the serious partner in a comedy duo and gives lines to the funny performer
- Archaic
A woman who works to get news about someone or their company in the media
- Archaic
A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market
A woman who has part of her body replaced or helped by machines, often in science fiction
- Literature
A pattern in news reporting that gives much more attention to missing white women than to other missing people
- Literature
A woman hired to do unpleasant, tough jobs like firing people for someone in power
- Offensive
A woman who lives abroad and gets regular money from a family that did not accept her
A woman who helps a company or person manage their public image and deal with the media
- Offensive
A woman known for having a bad reputation because of her sexual life
- Offensive
A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Woman comes from old words for wife and man, where man originally meant 'person', so it literally meant a 'female person'.