husband

Definition of Husband in English :

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Noun

1. hubby, husband, married man

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

Verb

2. conserve, economise, economize, husband

use cautiously and frugally

Example Sentences:
'I try to economize my spare time'
'conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Husband

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noun

1.

one's (male) partner in marriage; a married man

2. archaic

a.

a manager of an estate

b.

a frugal person

verb

3.

to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily

4. archaic

a. (transitive)

to find a husband for

b.

to marry (a man)

5. (transitive) obsolete

to till (the soil)

Husband

see synonyms of husband

noun

1.

a.

a man with reference to the woman to whom he is married

b.

any married man

2. Archaic

a manager, as of a household

verb transitive

3.

to manage economically; conserve

4. Archaic

to provide with a husband or become the husband of; marry

5. Archaic

to cultivate (soil or plants)

Husband

see synonyms of husband

n.

1. A man joined to another person in marriage; a male spouse.

2. Chiefly British A manager or steward, as of a household.

3. Archaic A prudent, thrifty manager.

tr.v. hus·band·ed, hus·band·ing, hus·bands

1. To use sparingly or economically; conserve: husband one's energy.

2. Archaic To become a husband to.

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