The meaning of Wife

noun

A woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.

Usage examples:

The bride and groom left early last night

noun

A woman who is about to get married or just got married

Usage examples:

The bride and groom wrote their own wedding vows.

noun

A wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

Usage examples:

Queen victoria and her consort, prince albert

verb

Habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.

Usage examples:

You chose to consort with the enemy

noun

A small group of musicians performing together, typically playing instrumental music of the renaissance period.

Usage examples:

A consort of viols

noun

A helpful companion or partner, especially one's husband or wife.

Usage examples:

She acted as his pleasant but by no means uncritical helpmate

noun

A helpful companion or partner, especially one's husband or wife.

Usage examples:

She acted as his pleasant but by no means uncritical helpmate

noun

A polite or formal way of referring to a woman.

Usage examples:

I spoke to the lady at the travel agency

noun

A woman who is polite and behaves well toward other people

Usage examples:

Try to act like a lady., this lady has a question., ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention…

noun

The sexual partner of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A male bird sings to court a mate

verb

(of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate.

Usage examples:

Successful males may mate with many females

verb

Short for checkmate (noun).

noun

A married white or upper-class woman (often used as a respectful form of address by non-white people).

Usage examples:

‘memsahib, what will huzoor desire for dinner?’

noun

A person's wife.

Usage examples:

Doctor jones and his missus

noun

Wife

Usage examples:

Me and the missus (= my wife) are going to our daughter's for christmas., have you met jack's new m…

noun

The title used before a surname or full name to address or refer to a married woman without a higher or honorific or professional title.

Usage examples:

Mrs sally jones

noun

A title for a married woman, used before the family name or full name

Usage examples:

Mrs. schultz/mrs. doris schultz, hello, mrs. taylor, how are you today?

noun

Either of a pair of people engaged together in the same activity.

Usage examples:

Arrange the children in pairs so that each person has a partner

verb

A friendly form of address by one man to another.

Usage examples:

How you doing, partner?

noun

A timber framework secured to and strengthening the deck of a wooden ship around a hole through which a mast, capstan, pump, etc. pass.

Usage examples:

The mast was not chocked at the partners as it should have been

noun

A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.

Usage examples:

Communication is the key to understanding your spouse, partner, or significant other

A person's partner in marriage

noun

A person’s husband or wife

noun

An adult female human being.

Usage examples:

A drawing of a young woman

combining form

In nouns denoting a woman of a specified nationality or origin.

Usage examples:

Englishwoman

noun

An adult female human being

Usage examples:

Our chief of police is a woman, and our mayor is a woman, too., she is an active, elderly woman., m…