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Princeton's WordNet

  1. black widow, Latrodectus mactansnoun

    venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen

Wiktionary

  1. black widownoun

    A species of venomous spider, particularly Latrodectus sp.. The bite is painful to humans, rarely fatal to healthy individuals, but can be life-threatening or fatal to infants or young toddlers. Females are marked by a red hourglass shape on the abdomen (see photo, this page, and photos in Wikipedia). Mature males are smaller, of the same black color or a dark brown, have an elongated and slender abdomen (rather than the rotund abdomen of the mature female), and are marked on the dorsal of the abdomen with small flattened diamond shapes of the same scarlet color as the female's marks on the ventral of her abdomen.

  2. black widownoun

    A woman who kills one or more of her lovers.

  3. black widownoun

    A female martyr (a suicide bomber or shaheed), whose husband was killed.

Wikipedia

  1. Black Widow

    Black Widow is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, from her debut studio album, The New Classic (2014). The song's hook is sung by British recording artist Rita Ora, and its lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship. "Black Widow" was written by Azalea, Katy Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco, and duo Stargate; the latter also produced the song. Initially a track recorded by Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism (2013), the song was excluded from its track listing, however Perry handed the demo to Azalea for her to complete. On 8 July 2014, the song impacted on mainstream radio stations in the US as the fifth single from The New Classic and the accompanying music video for the song was released on 13 August 2014. "Black Widow" has been described as "channeling the trap" genre, containing an ominous steel drum rhythm, heavy bass and a sparse beat. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Azalea's third top-five hit, following "Fancy" and "Problem". The song also became Ora's first top-three hit in the US. It has also reached number four in the UK and number fifteen in Australia.

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  1. black widow

    A Black Widow is a common name for several species of spiders in the Latrodectus genus, known for their shiny black bodies and red hourglass-shaped markings on the underside of their abdomen. They are venomous and known for their sexual cannibalism, where the female eats the male after mating. These spiders are found in temperate regions around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Africa.

Wikidata

  1. Black Widow

    Black Widow are a rock band that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969. The band were mostly known for its early use of satanic and occult imagery in their music and stage act. The band were often compared with the better-known Heavy metal band Black Sabbath, but the bands were only superficially similar.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of black widow in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of black widow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of black widow in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Coogler:

    His first withScarlett Johanssonas Black Widow, then, with the South African cinema titan, John Kani as TChallas father, King TChaka. It was at that moment I knew I wanted to make this movie.

  2. Paul Dergarabedian:

    It’s a delayed start to a summer that’s been a long time coming. To have late June be ostensibly the start of summer is unusual, but better late than never, a big Fourth of July weekend is coming up, with virtually every genre represented, and a week later we have 'Black Widow,' so we’re on the road to recovery.

  3. John Berlinski:

    It's no secret that Disney is releasing films like Black Widow directly onto Disney + to increase subscribers and thereby boost the company's stock price — and that it's hiding behind Covid-19 as a pretext to do so, but ignoring the contracts of the artists responsible for the success of its films in furtherance of this short-sighted strategy violates their rights and we look forward to proving as much in court.

  4. Jill Pantozzi:

    There were nowhere near this many of Black Widow or Gamora in the last few years [as opposed to Rey figures], i think a lot of fans had high expectations for what would come out of 'Force Awakens' considering Rey is the lead and that's entirely justified. But the Internet wants everything ASAP and so when it appears companies aren't listening to already proven money making opportunities, anger is a logical response.

  5. Carrie Goldman:

    It is a continuation of a disturbing trend, my older daughter, now 12, has had a very hard time finding Black Widow merchandise. She is a huge 'Avengers' fan, and we have been very frustrated over the underrepresentation of Black Widow in 'Avengers' toys and clothing.


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