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woman

('w/U/m/@/n )

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)(noun.person)

Example:
The woman kept house while the man hunted.

Synonym:
adult female
Antonym:
adult male, man

source: wordnet30
a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man(noun.person)

Example:
He was faithful to his woman.

Antonym:
man

source: wordnet30
a human female employed to do housework(noun.person)

Example:
I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write.

Synonym:
char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman

source: wordnet30
women as a class(noun.group)

Example:
It's an insult to American womanhood.
Woman is the glory of creation.

Synonym:
fair sex, womanhood

source: wordnet30
An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.(noun)

source: webster1913

To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it.(verb)

source: webster1913

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