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wife

Definition for wife

noun as in married woman

Strongest matches

bride, companion, partner, roommate, spouse

Strong matches

consort, helpmate, mate, monogamist

Weak match

other half

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Example Sentences

Nelly and Ashanti, expecting their first child, are officially husband and wife after quietly marrying late last year, according to a legal documents database.

Olson was in his Justice Department office early on Sept. 11, 2001, when he got a call from his wife, Barbara.

He later remarried, and his wife, Lady Booth Olson, was a Democrat and more liberal.

His complaint, obtained Wednesday by The Times, said that he and Prepon, both 44, had “suffered irreconcilable differences” and “are unable to live together successfully as husband and wife.”

The 45-year-old “Office” heartthrob and “Jack Ryan” actor joked that his wife and “A Quiet Place” co-star Emily Blunt has plans to keep him humble as he joins the ranks of honorees including Patrick Dempsey, Chris Evans, Michael B. Jordan, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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