BLACK WIDOW

Meaning of BLACK WIDOW in English

a venomous spider, Latrodectus mactans, widely distributed in the U.S., the female of which is jet-black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen.

[ 1910-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BLACK WIDOW — noun Date: 1915 a venomous New World spider ( Latrodectus mactans ) the female of which is black with an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLACK WIDOW — Any of several black spiders in the genus Latrodectus with a venomous bite that is rarely fatal to humans. Black …
Английский словарь Британика
BLACK WIDOW — noun 1. : a venomous New World spider ( Latrodectus mactans ) that is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK WIDOW — type of poisonous spider
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLACK WIDOW — Date: 1915 : a venomous New World spider ( Latrodectus mactans ) the female of which is black with an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK WIDOW — Function: noun Date: 1915 : a venomous New World spider ( Latrodectus mactans ) the female of which is black …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLACK WIDOW — ■ noun a highly venomous American spider having a black body with red markings. [ Latrodectus mactans .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
BLACK WIDOW — [black widow] n (1915): a venomous New World spider (Latrodectus mactans) the female of which is black with an hourglass-shaped …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLACK WIDOW — any member of a genus (Latrodectus) of spiders of the family Theridiidae (order Araneida), especially the species L. mactans. Other …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLACK WIDOW — noun a poisonous American spider. The female black widow often eats the male.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLACK WIDOW — ˌblack ˈwidow BrE AmE noun [countable] a very poisonous type of ↑ spider that is black with red marks
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLACK WIDOW — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was built like a black widow spider, his chest and shoulders so large that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLACK WIDOW — Any of several black spiders in the genus Latrodectus with a venomous bite that is rarely fatal to humans. Black …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLACK WIDOW — (энтомология) черный паук, "черная вдова" (Latrodectus mectans) (американизм) (сленг) девушка, не пользующаяся успехом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLACK WIDOW — 1> энт. чёрный паук, «чёрная вдова» ( Latrodectus mectans ) 2> амер. сл. девушка, не пользующаяся успехом
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLACK WIDOW — 1) энт. чёрный паук, «чёрная вдова» ( Latrodectus mectans ) 2) амер. сл. девушка, не пользующаяся успехом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BLACK WIDOW — 1) энт. чёрный паук, «чёрная вдова» ( Latrodectus mectans ) 2> амер. сл. девушка, не пользующаяся успехом
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BLACK WIDOW — паук "чёрная вдова" (Latrodectes mactans)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BLACK WIDOW — паук "чёрная вдова" ( Latrodectes mactans )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BLACK WIDOW — n AmE sl Those black widows have quite an effect on me — Эти калики здорово на меня действуют
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BLACK WIDOW — n AmE sl Those black widows have quite an effect on me — Эти калики здорово на меня действуют
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BLACK WIDOW — black widow n AmE sl Those black widows have quite an effect on me Эти калики здорово на меня действуют
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BLACK WIDOW — Those black widows have quite an effect on me — Эти калики здорово на меня действуют
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BLACK WIDOW — (энтомология) черный паук, "черная вдова" (Latrodectus mectans) (американизм) (сленг) девушка, не пользующаяся успехом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLACK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement …
Английский словарь Британика
WIDOW — I. ˈwi(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English widewe, widwe, from Old English widewe, wuduwe; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIDOW — (v. t.) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — (v. t.) To endow with a widow's right.
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in …
Английский словарь Webster
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To endow with a widow's right.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — — widowly , adj. /wid"oh/ , n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLACK — — blackish , adj. — blackishly , adv. — blackishness , n. /blak/ , adj., blacker, blackest , n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIDOW — v. cause to become a widow or a widower because of the death of a spouse; take away something valuable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIDOW — I. ˈwi-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIDOW — vt to endow with a widow's right. 2. widow ·adj widowed. 3. widow ·vt to become, or survive as, the …
Webster English vocab
BLACK — noun a black pigment or dye. 2. black ·noun a stain; a spot; a smooch. 3. black ·noun a black …
Webster English vocab
WIDOW — [wid.ow] n [ME widewe, fr. OE wuduwe; akin to OHG wituwa widow, L vidua, Skt vidhava, L -videre to separate] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLACK — [black] adj [ME blak, fr. OE blaec; akin to OHG blah black, and prob. to L flagrare to burn, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIDOW — widow BrE AmE ˈwɪd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ widow|ed d ▷ widow|ing ɪŋ ▷ widow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLACK — black, Black BrE AmE blæk ▷ blacked blækt ▷ blacker ˈblæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blackest ˈblæk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLACK — / blæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( black·er , black·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDOW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLACK — I. black 1 S1 W1 /blæk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative blacker , superlative blackest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIDOW — n. & v. --n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIDOW — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLACK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIDOW — n. & v. --n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Oxford English vocab
WIDOW — ( widows) A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLACK — ( blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIDOW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black widow war widow COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Pepita had been trying …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLACK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIDOW — [noun] [C] - a woman whose husband has died and who has not married againThe money was paid to Mr …
Cambridge English vocab
BLACK — n. black mica black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement Black and Tan …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLACK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIDOW — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grieving ▪ elderly , middle-aged , old , young ▪ rich , wealthy ▪ poor ▪ war …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BLACK — n. 25B6; adjective a black horse : DARK, pitch-black, jet-black, coal-black, inky; Heraldry sable; rare nigrescent. a black night : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLACK — adj. 1 jet, jet-black, coal-black, inky, sooty, swart, swarthy, raven, ebony, dusky, Literary ebon, hyacinthine Her hair was as black …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIDOW — 1. сущ. вдова to become a widow ≈ овдоветь war widow ≈ военная вдова widow's mite ≈ вдовья лепта widow's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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