Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "grass widow" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRASS WIDOW

Meaning a discarded mistress: perhaps an allusion to a grass bed as representing an illicit relationship; compare bastard; C19 in the modern sense.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF GRASS WIDOW

grass widow play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRASS WIDOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grass widow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRASS WIDOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grass widow in the English dictionary

The definition of grass widow in the dictionary is a woman divorced, separated, or living away from her spouse. Other definition of grass widow is a woman whose spouse is regularly away for short periods.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRASS WIDOW

grass box
grass cloth
grass court
grass cutter
grass green
grass hockey
grass moth
grass roots
grass skirt
grass snake
grass tree
grass up
grass widower
grass-of-Parnassus
grass-roots
grasser
grassfinch
grasshook
grasshopper
grasshopper warbler

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRASS WIDOW

bay window
black widow
bow window
casement window
chuck-will´s-widow
drive-up window
eye shadow
golf widow
meadow
out of the window
picture window
plate-glass window
rear window
rose window
sash window
shadow
show window
war widow
widow
window

Synonyms and antonyms of grass widow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grass widow» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF GRASS WIDOW

Find out the translation of grass widow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grass widow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grass widow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

守活寡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hierba viuda
570 millions of speakers

English

grass widow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घास विधवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أرملة العشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соломенная вдова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viúva de grama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাস বিধবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

herbe veuve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput rumput
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strohwitwe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草の未亡人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔디 과부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Randha suket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn bà chồng đi xa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல் விதவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गवत विधवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çim dul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

donna il cui marito è temporaneamente assente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trawa wdowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солом´яна вдова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă văduvă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γρασίδι χήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gras weduwee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräsänka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gress enke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grass widow

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS WIDOW»

The term «grass widow» is normally little used and occupies the 120.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
44
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «grass widow» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of grass widow
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «grass widow».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS WIDOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grass widow» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grass widow» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grass widow

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRASS WIDOW»

Discover the use of grass widow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grass widow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Grass Widow
After a tragic exile in England, Gale Grayson returns to her Southern roots with her daughters, only to discover an old scandal that forces her to sort out the truth about the deaths of two of her relatives, forcing her to dig into the town ...
Teri Holbrook, 2009
2
Grass Widow: Making My Way in Depression Alabama
Making My Way in Depression Alabama Viola Goode Liddell. VIOLA GOODE LIDDELL Making My Way in Depression Alabama Grass Widow Grass Widow Making My Way in Depression Alabama. W W» W!) WW Front Cover.
Viola Goode Liddell, 2004
3
The Grass Widow
Mary Smith. tamed and twisted in a bun, leaning on his arm, and two wooden folding chairs grasped under the other. He unfolded the chairs and anchored them securely in the soft ground and a few minutes later Kate and Miss Myrtle were ...
Mary Smith, 2010
4
A Grass Widow
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Richard Edward Boyns, 2010
5
Love, Sex, and Marriage: A Historical Thesaurus
M.02.02.01 Grass- widow see M/03 Trial Marriage, M.01.01.01 Wife, M.02.02 Separation, M.02.03.01 Widow a wife (temporarily) living apart from her husband, n: widow 1461 — ; widow bewitched 1725 + [1796 cant die] + [1863 - 1897 ...
Julie Coleman, 1999
6
Confessions of a Grass Widow
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Kate Thyson Marr, 2011
7
The grass widow: a Father Dowling mystery
Clare O'Leary comes to see Father Dowling claiming that she has run away from her husband because he was planning to kill her
Ralph M. McInerny, 1983
8
Once a Grass Widow: Watchekee's Destiny
Once a Grass Widow is a fictional history of a Potawatomi woman, Watchekee, in the waning days of the American Indian-Trader days and the beginning of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
George Godfrey, 2013
9
The Grass Widow and Her Cow: An Enchanting Account of ...
Written nearly 60 years ago, compiled from her letters to her husband stationed with the Royal Air Force in the Middle East during World War 2 this is the remarkable story of a young woman who knew nothing about farms or animals buckling ...
Barbara Paynter, 1997
10
The Grass Widow
In 1861 Bethel Erwin joins the Confederate army as Private Tandy Scott to escape the dreary life of a woman in the hills.
D. A. Chadwick, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRASS WIDOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grass widow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hidden gems: 27 of the greatest ever hidden tracks
It's hidden at 13:38 of 'Poison' on the album Tales of a Grass Widow, and, as one YouTube commenter observed, "it sounds like I'm playing two ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
2
WAMU's Bandwidth Presents: Cold Beat
Both showcased the rich harmonies, snappy drums and pop sensibilities of a Grass Widow release, but threw in subtle goth elements. Lew has ... «Interlochen, Jun 15»
3
CocoRosie plot Autumn album release
The follow-up to 2013's 'Tales of a Grass Widow' will, as the video's description states, be released “in Fall” (to those this side of the pond - they ... «DIY Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Watchekee is more than just Watseka's namesake
"Once a Grass Widow: Watchekee's Destiny" is a fictionalized account of Watchekee's life. Godfrey here does not seem to go against any ... «Kankakee Daily Journal, Jun 15»
5
Cold Beat playing East Coast shows, including NYC Popfest (win …
San Francisco's Cold Beat, the band featuring Hannah Lew (Grass Widow) and Bianca Sparta (Erase Errata) who made one of my favorite ... «Brooklyn Vegan, May 15»
6
Today is World Whiskey Day
So whether you prefer Jameson, Jack Daniels, or Jim Beam, or Valentine's Woodward Whiskey, Two James' Grass Widow, or Detroit City ... «Detroit Metro Times, May 15»
7
Cold Beat Dodges the Ghosts of San Francisco, Dives Into Surf …
With Grass Widow on an unofficial hiatus for the past couple of years, Lew's mind kept turning to the tracks she had sketched out and stashed ... «SPIN, Jul 14»
8
First Listen: Cold Beat, 'Over Me'
Cold Beat, the new project of Grass Widow bassist Hannah Lew, represents the best of new wave — in title, metaphor and roster of influences ... «Boise State Public Radio, Jun 14»
9
Cold Beat, the New Band from Grass Widow's Hannah Lew, Shares …
Watch the Renny McCauley-directed video for "Mirror," a song from Cold Beat's self-released debut LP, Over Me. «The FADER, May 14»
10
Grass Widow's Hannah Lew formed new group Cold Beat, releasing …
Grass Widow bassist Hannah Lew formed Cold Beat last year with Bianca Sparta (Erase Errata) on drums, and Kyle King on guitar. Despite a ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grass widow [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grass-widow>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z